The weight of the great Greenland or right whale is said to be 100 tons, or 220,0001b— equal to that of 88 elephants or 440 bears. The whalebone in such a whale may be taken at 33601 b, and the oil at from 140 to 170 tUQB.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6832, 21 April 1890, Page 1
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