whaling
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This includes for the animals living in these "chemosynthetic" communities, whose numbers had been thought to have been drastically reduced by human whaling, she added.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Much of what scientists know about whale behavior comes from studying populations that had already been heavily impacted by whaling.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2026
Generations of whaling all but eliminated the western population — leaving only about 150 alive today off of East Asia and Russia.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
Leaving three of the men behind, Shackleton, Frank Worsley and Tom Crean trekked across the island for three days until they reached Stromness whaling station.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
It was almost dark, and Matthias had begun to feel the stirrings of real panic when they finally spotted the first of the whaling camps.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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