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Whaling, Bowhead Whale, 19th Century

Greenland whale. The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a species of the right whale family Balaenidae, in suborder Mysticeti and genus Balaena. A stocky dark-colored whale without a dorsal fin, it can grow to 66 feet in length and can weigh from 83 to 110 tons. It lives entirely in fertile Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, unlike other whales that migrate to feed or reproduce to low latitude waters. The bowhead was an early whaling target. Its population was severely reduced before a 1966 moratorium. The population is estimated to be over 24,900 worldwide, down from an estimated 50,000 before whaling. Whaling is the hunting of whales primarily for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Cassell's Natural History edited by P. Martin Duncan, 1896.
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Whaling, Bowhead Whale, 19th Century
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Greenland whale. The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a species of the right whale family Balaenidae, in suborder Mysticeti and genus Balaena. A stocky dark-colored whale without a dorsal fin, it can grow to 66 feet in length and can weigh from 83 to 110 tons. It lives entirely in fertile Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, unlike other whales that migrate to feed or reproduce to low latitude waters. The bowhead was an early whaling target. Its population was severely reduced before a 1966 moratorium. The population is estimated to be over 24,900 worldwide, down from an estimated 50,000 before whaling. Whaling is the hunting of whales primarily for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Cassell's Natural History edited by P. Martin Duncan, 1896.
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35.6 x 23.5 cm | 14.0 x 9.3 in (300 dpi)
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