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Kōrero: Whales

Stranded sperm whale

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Stranded sperm whale

The most common of the toothed whale group is the sperm whale, whose sharp teeth were often carved by whalers. This whale was stranded on Cape Campbell, Marlborough, in 1995.

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by Colin Davis

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Gerard Hutching, Whales – Whales in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7078/stranded-sperm-whale (accessed 24 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Gerard Hutching, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.