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SPERM WHALE
The archetypal whale, hunted for its fine oil, unique spermaceti and mysterious ambergris.
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MINKE WHALE
The smallest of the baleen whales, and the only one still being taken in large numbers.
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BLUE WHALE
The largest animal ever, and among the most endangered after decades of intense whaling.
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RIGHT WHALE
Slow, rich in blubber and considered the "right" whale to hunt — until mere hundreds remained.
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HUMPBACK WHALE
The most charismatic and beloved of whales, yet subject to centuries of intense and illegal hunting.
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FIN WHALE
Killed in greater numbers than any other whale during the decades of industrial whaling.
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