Whaling What is it

There is a lot of talk here on SteemIt about catching a whale and people giving their ideas of how to do it! Of the articles I have read non of them took my approach. I decided it was time to really take a look into Whaling and see if it could be done. I started with a Google search on "How to catch a Whale" today and here is what I have learned.

Reasons for Whaling

Some reasons people over the years have participated in whaling is for meat, oil, blubber, not to mention scientific research. In colder countries such as Greenland whaling became a custom. This helped the locals be able to eat regularly, as well as stay warm. Whale blubber contains vitamins A, C, and D, the meat contains other needed nutrients such as niacin, iron and protein. At one point the entire whale was use for things from lighting lamps, to making tools.

History of whaling

Whaling dates back as far as 3000 BC. Over the years as the profits from hunting whales increased people continued to hunt whales. As late as 1930 before the restrictions to stop whaling came about there were more then 50,000 whales being killed annually. Because of this many whales are on the endangered list. Between 1931 and 1986 some steps where taken, but it was not until 1986 that whaling finally became fully banned in most countries, there are still a few countries, notably Japan, Norway, and Iceland, allow whaling.

Basic Facts about Whales

There are two different kinds of whales! Type one has a baleen while type two has teeth. Whales are mammals which means they breath air, are warm-blooded, the young drink milk, and they even have some hair. Baleen whales have two blowholes, while toothed whales have one which they use to breath through so they can remain submerged.

Whales belong to the order cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. Their bodies are shaped like a torpedo, with non-flexible necks, and their limbs are flippers which they can use to move through the water. Baleen whales use the baleen plates that are located on their tongue to expel the water while holding onto the krill or plankton that they eat. Baleen whales have a developed sense of smell whereas toothed whales, obviously have teeth, and some eat squid. Toothed whales have a developed sense of sound to the point they can even survive even if they are blind.

Whales and Humans

Outside of the obvious of whaling, many people participate in whale watching. They go out to known spots to watch the whales. Many are worried that if whaling ever does start back up these whales that come up along side the boats for the whale watchers will be some of the first whales that would be taken.

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Conclusion

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