The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 149, Issue 3National Geographic Society., 1976 - Geography |
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... callosities are unique , making it pos- sible for us and presumably the whales too -to tell individuals apart on sight . Callosities consist of thickened white skin , sometimes many inches deep , with a rough outer surface . The rough ...
... callosities are unique , making it pos- sible for us and presumably the whales too -to tell individuals apart on sight . Callosities consist of thickened white skin , sometimes many inches deep , with a rough outer surface . The rough ...
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... callosities we discovered an interesting parallel with human beings . Callosities have scattered hairs growing from them . Curiously , right whales ' facial hair grows in the same places that a human's does , and only in those places ...
... callosities we discovered an interesting parallel with human beings . Callosities have scattered hairs growing from them . Curiously , right whales ' facial hair grows in the same places that a human's does , and only in those places ...
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... callosities . Uniquely patterned on each right whale , the patches make visual identification easier . Central callosity on upper jaw was called the " bonnet " by whalers reminded of ladies ' hats . Whale's left eye is positioned below ...
... callosities . Uniquely patterned on each right whale , the patches make visual identification easier . Central callosity on upper jaw was called the " bonnet " by whalers reminded of ladies ' hats . Whale's left eye is positioned below ...
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