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Whale of a Tale

This is amazing. A living, breathing bowhead whale was captured last month, and researchers believe the creature is at least 115 years old. How do they know this? (CBS) BOSTON - A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt - more than a century ago. Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old. FULL STORY... RELATED: How Old Is A Whale?
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  1. Michelle6/15/2007 04:27:00 PM

    The correct URL for the "How old is a whale?" article is:

    http://cultureofchemistry.blogspot.com/2005/05/how-old-is-whale-chirality-has-clue.html

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