Right whales were hunted for oil, meat, and apparel materials — for corset stays, umbrella ribs, and buggy whips — until the early 20th century. Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the ...

said the whale was found to have bruising around the head; multiple fractures of the skull and cervical vertebrae; numerous dislocated ribs, and a dislocated shoulder bone. “These injuries are ...

The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats ... “We have to catalog every single, you know, left rib, right rib, left vertebrae, right vertebrae,” he said.