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Moby Dick

Moby Dick. PRESENTS. FUN WITH WHALES. FUN FACTS. Whale Facts: CETOLOGY. THE STUDY OF WHALES. In 1851 the U.S. was the greatest whaling country in the world. ALL PARTS OF THE WHALE WERE HARVESTED AND USED. The Sperm Whale. SKRIMSHANDER-. ARTICLES MADE FROM WHALE BONES.

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Moby Dick

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  1. Moby Dick

  2. PRESENTS

  3. FUN WITH WHALES

  4. FUN FACTS

  5. Whale Facts: CETOLOGY THE STUDY OF WHALES

  6. In 1851 the U.S. was the greatest whaling country in the world.

  7. ALL PARTS OF THE WHALE WERE HARVESTED AND USED

  8. The Sperm Whale

  9. SKRIMSHANDER- ARTICLES MADE FROM WHALE BONES

  10. A carving on a whale bone

  11. Skrimshander trinket boxes

  12. Queequeg carving on a whale tooth

  13. Items made from whale bone

  14. Ambergris—sticky substance from whale intestines

  15. Shaving utensils for all of your shaving needs on the high seas

  16. Whale oil barrel

  17. A good-sized sperm whale might yield 65 barrels of oil, which fetched about $40 per barrel.

  18. Whale oil

  19. Bottled whale oil

  20. Whale oil lamp

  21. Whale oil soap

  22. Whale oil containers for various uses around the home

  23. A skrimshaw purse Martha Stewart meets Captain Ahab

  24. Save the Whale! The 1986 International Whaling Commission (IWC) created a moratorium on commercial whaling. Whale oil has all but ceased to be viable, as substitutes have been found for most of the uses of whale oil.

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