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The primary use for whale oil was for fuel in oil lamps. (This was made obsolete with the invention of electricity and electric lamps.)
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What is whaling used for?
When a whale is hunted, its meat is used for food. Occasionally, people will use the whale's blubber for oil.
Why do humans use oil from blue whales?
because we want to
Do whales make oil?
yes... a really long time ago that's where people used to get oil from. They kill whales then do something to it.
How do humans use whales?
they use them for food or some people just like killing whales
Why did whaling become competitive?
Because at one time whale oil was very expensive so people would kill whales to get it. Then they found oil on land underground and it was easier to get oil from the oil than whales.
Where do people get oil other than getting it from whales?
Germany and Niger
Where are whales dying?
people are whaling or hunting the whales for oil piano keys [from there teeth] and food
Do whales have meat or blubber?
Killer Whales (Orca orca) have a thick layer of blubber to keep them warm. Killer whales are a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family.
What kind of whales did the Chinook hunt for?
the chinook tribe did hunt for gray whales, fin whales, sperm whales, blue whales, and humpbacks, and they use the blubber for candles, and the meat for eating, even though there are 80 species of whales. they even use the whale's oil for electricity I think in 1932.
What kind of whales did the Chinook tribe hunt for?
the chinook tribe did hunt for gray whales, fin whales, sperm whales, blue whales, and humpbacks, and they use the blubber for candles, and the meat for eating, even though there are 80 species of whales. they even use the whale's oil for electricity I think in 1932.
Why are people whaling blue whales?
Blubber and whale oil are the main by-products.
What will happen if people start hunting whales after the moratorium?
The purest source of lamp oil.
