WHALES
4—FINBACK WHALE. This and the Sulphurbottom are much longer than the Sperm, Right, and Bowhead—but were ignored because of the fact that they sank when killed, and because of their rapidity of movement, claimed by some to be as much as fifty miles an hour.
4—FINBACK WHALE. This and the Sulphurbottom are much longer than the Sperm, Right, and Bowhead—but were ignored because of the fact that they sank when killed, and because of their rapidity of movement, claimed by some to be as much as fifty miles an hour.
Modern whalers have met these difficulties by employing fast motor boats and by inflating the dead whale with compressed air.
Modern whalers have met these difficulties by employing fast motor boats and by inflating the dead whale with compressed air.
5—SULPHURBOTTOM—or BLUE WHALE. The longest of the whale family. Some specimens have been taken exceeding one hundred feet in length.
5—SULPHURBOTTOM—or BLUE WHALE. The longest of the whale family. Some specimens have been taken exceeding one hundred feet in length.
6—HUMPBACK WHALE. This whale is one of the “bone” species, but its baleen was too short to be of commercial value.
6—HUMPBACK WHALE. This whale is one of the “bone” species, but its baleen was too short to be of commercial value.
It sank when killed, but as it was almost always found in shoal water gases due to decomposition brought it to the surface in a short time.
It sank when killed, but as it was almost always found in shoal water gases due to decomposition brought it to the surface in a short time.
Whales