Tag: Whale

Did you know that a large blue whale does the job of thousands of trees? These massive mammals have an incredible ability to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, making them some of the most efficient carbon-capturing machines on the planet. Economists estimate that a single whale is...

During the early days of whale hunting by sailing ship, one whale species was the “right one” to go after. They were particularly slow, and they floated when killed. This “right” whale was quickly hunted to near-extinction. They never recovered to their former tens-of-thousan...