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The area is the future site of Bay du Nord, the deepest oil production well in Canada’s history. A decision is expected on the project in April.
Hal Whitehead, research professor at Dalhousie University, told Newsweek the whales learned to smash up the whaler boats as an act of self-defense.
Like the legendary titular character of Herman Melville's Moby Dick, a massive ghostly-white marine mammal was recently captured on film. Since these endangered whales are normally black or grey, with a touch of white, spotting a rare white sperm whale was a welcome surprise.
A footage of white sperm whale spotted off the coast of Jamaica brings to life Herman Melville's classic Moby Dick. However, although the white animal looked unmistakably wonderful, its whiteness is not what one might think.
The sighting makes up only a handful this century