blubber

Example Sentences

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"It had bite marks on the pectoral fins and around the edges of the torn blubber which are consistent with grey seal bite marks," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

And yet now whales that were once hunted for their oil are falling victim to the effects of the petroleum or “rock oil” that replaced their melted blubber as a source of light and lubrication.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Their evidence included finding stone harpoon points that hadn’t been used since the mid-1800s embedded in the blubber of whales recently killed by traditional whalers.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

They swim slowly and near shore, have thick blubber and float when killed, according to Jessica Crance, a research biologist with the Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.

From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024

The newborn calf doesn’t have enough blubber to float, so it needs to be carried along in its mother’s slipstream.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin