M. Brock 1958 Aug 16 White Whale Warmwright, Alaska Eskimos. Also the oils and liquid fat from the body are stored in containers and kept for years - the longer the better. This liquid is then used to rub on chests or bodies of ailing people. I am told the large one was a female and that the sex of the smaller one was not determined. The group of whales that assembled may have numbered between 25 and 50. The larger, older animal was pure white and about 12 feet in length. The smaller one, a juvenile was gray and about 5-6 feet in length. The younger animals are supposed to be even darker. Photographs were taken of both to verify the coloration.