Despite being collected 160 years ago, the bones of the bowhead whale are still leaching oil. Typically, when a fresh whale specimen is collected, preparators will attempt to remove as much of this ...

That’s because Rocha said the rare blue whale skeleton is actually leaking oil. KOBO, short for “King of the Blue Ocean,” has ...

And whale oil was used as a lubricant in industry and to make margarine. One image shows a crew member stood in the jaws of a gigantic sperm whale which was placed on deck. Another is of a whale ...

Lost at Sea, an evocative exhibition by acclaimed contemporary artist Sean Landers, will be on view May 9 through December 29, 2025. Featuring symbolically charged, introspective paintings, the ...

The economic stakes were high: Each expedition could yield hundreds of barrels of precious whale oil. There was also valuable ambergris, a substance from the sperm whale used in making perfumes ...