Table 1 Size and weight of the vertebral body L1 and diving depth5, 30, 31 for each whale species.

From: Vertebral bone microarchitecture and osteocyte characteristics of three toothed whale species with varying diving behaviour

 

L1 size (cm)

L1 weight (kg)

Diving depth (m)

Harbour porpoise

1.5 × 4.8 × 6.5

0.01

−200

Orca

4 × 13 × 18.5

0.27

−200

Sperm whale

15 × 50 × 70

7.5

−2000

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