Which whale's skin is usually wrinkly?

Correct answer: Sperm whale

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Lucybird
Lucybird
Click on Wikipedia link under answer for whole article. The whale is named for the waxy/oily substance in its head. It was used for lamp oil and candles. Sailors originally mistook the oil for sperm and called it spermaceti. Ceti means whale.
Rat Rodder
Rat Rodder
I wonder how it got its name?
Player #6852065
Player #6852065
Player #7719043, Shrinkage, at least that's what George Costanza claims.
wileycoyote
wileycoyote
while the sperm is the smallest cell in a male human's body, why on earth did they call the world's largest animal a "sperm" whale?