Whales were being killed because of their skin, fat which could be used for soap and materials for what ever the person needs it for.
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They were hunted for meat and oil from their blubber.
Whales are hunted for their oily insides. It's true, I saw something about it today.
for their blubber
The whales had been hunted since 100,000 years.
they hunted them because they were a main part of their diet and they used the skin to keep them warm in the colder months
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for the oil and meat.
Humpbacks, Fin whales, Bryde's whales and Gray whales, some of which are endangered species
The calves of blue whales are hunted by killer whales.
because there is more blubber if many whales are caught