The dried product of the intestinal secretions of sperm whales is called "Long Xianxiang", which is a precious Chinese medicine used to treat cough, dyspnea and chest pain. Sperm whales are widely distributed in the world's ice-free waters, and they can be found in ice-free waters from the equator to the poles.
The sperm whale's back is dark gray to dark, and it is brown in bright sunlight. The abdomen is silvery gray and white. The upper lip and lower jaw are white near the tongue. There are usually irregular white blocks in the lateral abdomen.
Sperm whale bones are characterized by a huge skull, which is about 1/3 of the total length of the bones. There is a huge depression at the top of the skull, the pterygoid bone is developed, the occipital bone is healed without tearing bone; The left and right sides of the skull are obviously asymmetrical, and the left bony nostril is larger than the right; The left nasal bone is developed and the right nasal bone is degenerated; The left anterior jaw is short and only reaches the nostril backwards, and the right anterior jaw extends beyond the nostril to the posterior wall of cranial fossa. The atlas was free, and the other six cervical vertebrae healed. The scapula is higher than the width, and 1 1 is stunted, flat and short, which is the most special of cetacean bones.
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