WHALE HUNTING WITH GUN AND CAMERA 



of great age. Its head was covered with white criss- 

 crossed scars, bearing testimony of terrific battles 

 with giant squids in the ocean depths, and the teeth 

 of its lower jaw were worn almost flat, projecting 

 only an inch or two above the gum. Tlhe bones of 

 its skeleton were hard and rough, being covered with 

 tubercles and bony growths. 



A posterior view of the head of the Museum's sperm whale. The 

 thick covering of blubber which encircles the head is well 

 shown. 



All this indicated that the animal had lived for 

 many years, but how many it is impossible to tell. 

 The condition of the skeleton shows whether a whale 

 is old or young, for in immature animals the bones 

 of the skull are separated (i. e., the sutures are open), 

 the plates on the end of the vertebrae (epiphyses) are 

 free, and all the bones are soft and spongy. Even 



