Daily Mail, UK - A giant bowhead whale caught off the coast of Alaska had a harpoon point embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt more than a century ago.
Biologists claim the find helps prove the bowhead is the oldest living mammal on earth.
They say the 13-centimetre arrow-shaped fragment dates back to around 1880, meaning the 50-ton whale had been coasting around the freezing arctic waters since Victorian times.
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Well it's about time we killed it then. I'd hate to think there was a life form out there we couldn't harm.
Reminds me of the botanist who cut down a brislecone pine to find its age. More than a thousand years old, he had killed one of the oldest living organisms on Earth.
Tony Vodvarka
Sam's the smartest hold out there is and the kiddies of OWS should study his great commentary... and Anonymous (Tony Vodvarka), you are one of the best online contributors. I rarely write to any of these forums but saw you and Sam in the same place and was really happy to see intelligent thinking with a good dose of humor. I actually laughed in good spirit. Z
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