Sperm whale

An autopsy of a whale which underwent a Norwegian flensing. Flensing is the stripping away of blubber and/or skin. Knives were used and the lower jaw was sawed off.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oglesby, Larry C.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Pomona College (Claremont, Calif.) 1979
Subjects:
Physeteridae
Whales
Mammals
Cetacea
People
Dissection
Catodon
Flensing
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/u?/loc,9796
Description
Summary:An autopsy of a whale which underwent a Norwegian flensing. Flensing is the stripping away of blubber and/or skin. Knives were used and the lower jaw was sawed off.

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