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Figure 160. -On the beach the two species of Xoffia can be readily distinguished. The pygmy sperm whale. K. breviceps, (top) reaches a length of about 

 11 feet (3.4 m); its dorsal fin is a small nubbin located in the latter half of the back. The dwarf sperm whale, K. txmua, (bottom) reaches only about 9 feet 

 (2.7 m); its dorsal fin, much taller and more "dolphinlike" in appearance, is located near the middle of the back. Coloration of fresh specimens is probably 

 similar for both species— the lightened areas in the lower photograph are the result of decomposition. {Photos from Jekyll Island, Go. [top] arui Atlantic 

 Beach, Fla. [bottom] by D. K. CaldwelL). 



Figure 161. — Ventral view of a female pygmy sperm whale from Jekyll Island. Ga. Note the position and shape of the flippers and mouth, and the abrupt 



Upering of the body at the tail stock. {Photo by D. K. CaldwelL) 



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