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A cachelot is another name for the sperm whale. The word is derived from an archaic French word for tooth.

#1: Teresa K (fasstar) on Aug 11, 2010 [SPOILER]

The image shows a dwarf sperm whale. If this one were a typical sperm whale, it would not fit in my puzzle. :-)

You can't see his blow hole, because it is on the left side of his head.

Here's another new word for you: Sperm whales produce ambergris, a dark, waxy substance (related to cholesterol) that is produced in the lower intestines, and is sometimes found containing squid beaks.

Here is a video story about a friendly sperm whale:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-oMOjlLwrk

If you are interested, you can learn more about sperm whales here:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Spermwhale.shtml

excellent. the diver is a nice touch, complete with airtank on his or her back. looks like a tense moment between the whale and the diver.

cute image!

Sweet! I love this one.

xlnt image. I love it.

Interesting and a great puzzle.

cool pic, T

I like the choice of puzzle size for the picture and the nice image.

sperm?
blow holes?
shouldnt there be a warning?
haha

:-D

Very nice

Very cute. :)

super picture, nice solve, interesting story

Some fun, icky history of ambergris:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambergris

Ewwww. I never did like muskly fragrances.

Fun!! Really great image and story.

Sperm whale makes sense. Otherwise, I couldn't figure out why a kangaroo killed that guy!

I also like the inclusion of a diver. It's funny; I was actually 100 percent sure it was derived from French, but I was taking the verb "cacher" which means to hide and figured it meant "well-hidden". But you say it comes from tooth... That puts a "dent" in my theory. Nyuk nyuk nyuk.

Thanks Velma.

Besmirched and Aurelian, thanks for making me smile. :-)

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