Bowhead Whale survives harpoon attack 130 years ago to become ‘world’s oldest ma
Bowhead Whale survives harpoon attack 130 years ago to become ‘world’s oldest mammal’Bowhead whales are known to be the longest-living mammals, living for over 200 years. In May 2007, a 15 m (49 ft) specimen caught off the Alaskan coast was discovered with the head of an explosive harpoon embedded deep under its neck blubber. The 3.5-inch (89 mm) arrow-shaped projectile was manufactured in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a major whaling center, around 1890, suggesting the animal may have survived a similar hunt more than a century ago. -- source link
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