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A sperm whale possesses teeth with cementum cells overlying dentin cells. Unlike human teeth (which are comprised mostly of enamel on the tooth portion outside of the gum) sperm whale teeth have cementum outside the gum. Only in larger whales does some enamel show where the cementum has been worn away on the tip of the tooth, revealing the underlying enamel.
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Do sperm whales have teeth or baleen?
They have teeth because they are toothed whales.
How large are sperm whales teeth?
Sperm whales have 70 teeth, depending on their age.
How do you know that sperm whales have teeth?
if it pink
What kinds of whales have teeth?
Blue Whales, Beluga Whales, Killer Whales, Sperm Whales, and Narwhals.
What is a whales teeth made out of?
blue whales dont have teeth
Can sperm whales eat orcas?
Sperm whales are not known to eat orcas. They're too big to be swallowed whole and sperm whales don't really have teeth or jaws for taking such a big animal apart.
Do female sperm whales have teeth?
The sperm whale is a toothed whale. The sperm whale could be the biggest animal in in existence that has teeth. It has big teeth (in it's lower jaw) to catch and eat large prey, such as the giant squid. Baleen is not a tooth, but, is a flexible plate, and baleen whales have many of them in the front of the mouths. Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, eat very small animals such as plankton by taking large amounts of water into their mouths. The whales then strain the water through their baleen, which traps the plankton inside, which are then swallowed. Whalers who caught sperm whales in the past, would sometimes take the large teeth and make drawings on them.
What is the name of a whales teeth?
A toothed whale (dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, beluga whales, narwhals, sperm whales)'s teeth are just called teeth. A baleen whale (blue whale, right whale, gray whale, humpback whales)'s teeth are called baleen.
Do other whales have teeth other then narwhales?
Yes. All whales are divided into two groups. Baleen whales and toothed whales. An example of a toothed whale would be the Sperm whale.
Are killer whale teeth ivory?
Some species of whale's teeth are made of ivory. Most, however, are not. Sperm whales are one species of ivory toothed whale. Each tooth can weigh up to 1.5 kilogram.
Do gray whales have baleen?
Gray whales are baleen whales. The Sperm whale is the only really big toothed whale.
What kind of whales have no teeth?
THE TOOTHLESS WHALES: blue whales, finback whales, right whales, sei whales, humpback whales, and gray whales. THE TOOTHED WHALES: white beluga whales, black beluga whales (pilot whales), orcas (killer whales), sperm whales.
