Tag: whales
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Whaling in Antarctic
Weighing up to 80 tons and almost twice the length of a school bus, the massive fin whale known as the greyhound of the sea for its swimming speed was the victim of decades of commercial slaughter that killed them by the tens of thousands each year. International cooperation on whaling regulation began in 1931…
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Save our gentle giants – The Whales
Whales! It is shocking how the largest creature that ever lived on this planet is at the threat of vanishing forever. Our selfishness has grown so immensely that sometimes we almost close our hearts and eyes to benefit us. We forget that just as we are meant to be on this magnificent planet we…