| Description |
1 image file : digital, JPEG. |
| Series |
Whaling anthology |
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Whaling anthology.
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BiblioBoard Core module.
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| Note |
Original document: Photograph. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Summary |
This early 20th century photograph depictsℓFinner whales, also called fin whales or finback whales.ℓLike all other large whales, the fin whale was heavily hunted during the 20th century and is anℓendangered species. Over 725,000 fin whales were reported taken from the Southern Hemisphere between 1905 and 1976. The finback whale was the second largest whale, after the blue whale. |
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National Library of Australia, photographer.
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