Database: Sperm Whale

An enormous variant of a bull Sperm whale, this fearsome animal has been spoken of and written about for centuries, so it comes as something of a shock to find a true specimen here in the early 18th century. The American author Herman Melville would write of just such a whale nearly 150 years on... Could it be that this is a distant relative? Or the devilish creature himself?

(Note: Is this real? Or is it something the designers stuck in for fun? - DM)

(Note: If the tyranny of fiction is too much for you to handle, find another occupation. - ML)