DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Foetus 



Whale 



Table IV. Sperm zvhale. Males. Measurements. Actual values in metres [roman 

 type): expressed as percentages of total length (italic type) 



Metre 

 lengths 



o-i 

 2-3 

 3-4 

 8-9 

 9-10 



lO-I I 



1 1-12 

 12-13 

 13-14 

 14-1S 

 15-16 

 16-17 

 17-18 



15. Length of base of 

 dorsal fin 



No. of 



measure- 

 ments 



5 

 12 



7 

 S 



Range 



1-30- 2-00 



g-03-l3-40 



1-25- 2-OI 



S-i3-i2-6o 



055- 2-45 

 3-40-14-82 



1-45- 1-73 

 S-^o-io-io 



Mean 



i-io 



8-00 



1-49 



lo-ig 



1-55 

 lo-oy 



1-37 

 8-33 

 i-bz 



g-40 



16. Axilla to tip of 

 flipper 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



4 

 9 

 19 

 9 

 4 



Range 



0-82- 

 6-95- 



0-88- 



6-45- 

 0-70- 



4-73- 

 0-70- 

 4-42- 

 0-84- 

 5-08- 

 i-o8- 

 5-91- 



106 



8-48 



I-I7 



8-72 



1-20 

 8-36 

 1-50 



9-49 

 118 

 j-ii 



1-38 

 8-10 



Mean 



0-02 



10-00 



0'22 



8-47 

 0-28 

 8-90 

 0-70 



7-9-^ 



0-77 



7-13 

 0-94 

 77-r 

 0-99 

 5-J9 

 i-oo 

 7-36 

 0-89 

 6-3r 

 096 



6-21 



I -05 



6--^7 

 i-i6 

 6-65 



17. Anterior end of lower 

 border to tip of flipper 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



Range 



Mean 



