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Whalebone is the colloquial English term for a material known as baleen. Baleen is not bone.
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SeaWorld's 20-year-old killer whale Nakai has died following an infection - The San Diego Union-Tribune
Gary Tonkin unveils 30-year artwork etched on a sperm…
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Whales died so women could look like this': what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry
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Whales died so women could look like this': what shows like Bridgerton get wrong about whalebone and corsetry
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North Atlantic Right Whale
Gary Tonkin unveils 30-year artwork etched on a sperm…
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Humpback Whale Corpse Inflated Like a Balloon Found on Beach
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Fin Whale NOAA Fisheries
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Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Bras
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Minke whale washes ashore in OBX, third in Hampton Roads, OBX region
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