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The Whale Behind the Stories

The Whale Behind the Stories. Why Hunt Whales?. 1800s: Whale oil = $2.00/gallon (= $200/gallon, today). Whale oil for lighting. Ambergris is used in expensive perfumes. Whale oil as a lubricant for the machine parts of trains. The Whaling Industry. United States whaling fleet

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The Whale Behind the Stories

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  1. The Whale Behind the Stories

  2. Why Hunt Whales? 1800s: Whale oil = $2.00/gallon (= $200/gallon, today) Whale oil for lighting Ambergris is used in expensive perfumes Whale oil as a lubricant for the machine parts of trains

  3. The Whaling Industry • United States whaling fleet • 1833 = 392 ships • 1846 = 735 ships • 1856 = U.S. Whaling Industry peak • U.S. production of spermaceti = 4 to 5 million gallons of a year • U.S. production of train oil = 6 to 10 million gallons of a year

  4. Current Global Distribution Current population = 2 million

  5. SPERM WHALEPhyseter macrocephalus

  6. 1 – Essex is rammed by whale, 3 launches begin their journey

  7. Sperm Whale at Cape Lookout (01-30-2004) Veterinarians discuss the necropsy strategy 33 ½ feet long (a juvenile) Dissection begins

  8. Spermaceti is here

  9. teeth Slits in upper jaw for bottom teeth Tongue

  10. Preparing to remove skull Atlas (supports the skull) Hyoid (bone where tongue attaches)

  11. FOUR YEARS LATER February 16, 2008 Orange stakes mark the skull perimeter Blue tarp protects the skull

  12. Base of the skull Tip of the snout

  13. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

  14. Base of the skull Lower mandible with teeth

  15. BEFORE and AFTER

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