DISCOVERY REPORTS 



Table IV. Sperm whale. Males. Measurements. Actual values in metres {roman 

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



Metre 

 lengths 



Projection of snout beyond 

 tip of lower jaw 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



Range 



Mean 



Tip of snout to 

 blow-hole 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



Range 



Mean 



4. Tip of snout to 

 angle of gape 



No. of 

 measure- 

 ments 



Range 



Mean 



Foetus 



Whale 



o-i 

 2-3 

 3-4 

 8-9 

 9-10 



12-13 



13-14 

 14-15 

 15-16 

 16-17 

 17-18 



I 



2 

 2 

 6 

 9 



24 

 7 

 8 



0-78- 

 7-78- 

 o-6o- 



4-95- 

 o-6o- 

 4-32- 

 0-76- 



5-22- 

 0-75- 



4-99- 

 1-05- 



6-55- 



I-02- 

 5-98- 



■ 0-84 



■ 8-41 



■ 0-67 



• 5-44 

 1-30 



■ 9-54 

 i-ii 



7-44 

 I -60 



10-22 

 1-46 

 9-38 

 1-51 



• 8-82 



0-14 

 5-39 



0-21 

 6-67 

 0-62 



7-05 



o-8o 

 7-40 

 o-8i 

 8-og 

 0-64 



5-19 

 091 

 663 

 0-89 

 6-i8 

 1-07 



6-99 

 1-30 

 7-92 

 1-29 

 7-51 



5 



13 



4 



5 



0-40- 0-62 

 2-78- 4-27 

 0-45- 0-84 



2-85- 5-59 

 0-58- 095 

 3-6i- 5-63 

 0-67- 0-86 

 3-gi- 5-04 



0-54 

 3-69 

 0-67 



4-33 

 069 



4-iS 

 0-74 



I 



3 

 6 



19 

 9 

 6 



2-20- 



I7-85- 

 2-88- 



20-20- 

 3-02- 



20-80- 



3-32- 



16-12- 



3-70- 



22-70- 



4-20- 



- 2-65 



-2i-go 



- 3-8o 

 -27-80 



- 3'6o 



-24-i^J 



- 4-50 



-27-72 



- 4-60 

 -27-20 



- 4-52 

 -26-42 



002 



10-00 



©■40 



0-45 

 14-28 



1-77 

 20-10 



2-05 



j«-95 



2-30 



2-42 



79-57 



3-19 



3-23 

 22-JJ 



3-84 



2479 



4-14 



25-20 



4-35 



