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Muktuk

Delphinapterus leucas

Chordata

Mammalia

Cetacea

Monodontidae

Delphinapterus

Delphinapterus leucas

Whale skin and blubber traditionally eaten raw or boiled by Inuit peoples.

Description

Quick Facts

Max Mass

Shoulder Height

Standing Height

Length

Diet

Trophic Level

kg

m

m

m

Lipivore

Lipivore – targets fatty tissues and blubber

Hunt History

Found in Arctic whaling sites; prized for vitamins A and D and dense fat content.

Time & Range

Extinction Status

Extant

Extinction Date

Temporal Range

Region

BP

Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas

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Fat Analysis

Fatness Profile:

High

Fat %

40

Est. Renderable Fat

80

kg

Targeted Organs

Subcutaneous Blubber

Adipose Depots

Preferred Cuts

Subcutaneous Blubber

Hunt Difficulty (x/5)

Ethnography List

Historical Entries

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