Talk:Bowhead whale

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thread_title: Blue Whale

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:In May of 2007, a 50-ton specimen caught and harvested off the Alaskan coast was discovered to have the head of an explosive harpoon embedded deep under the blubber of its neck. Examination determined the 3 1/2-inch arrow-shaped projectile was manufactured in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a major whaling center, around 1890. This proof that it survived a similar hunt more than a century ago indicated to researchers that the whale's age was between 115 and 130 years old.
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:LABarr writes "AP and CNN are carrying a story that has forced scientists to re-evaluate the longevity of mammals. A bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt over a century ago. 'Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3½-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old. The bomb lance fragment, lodged in a bone between the whale's neck and shoulder blade, was likely manufactured in New Bedford, on the southeast coast of Massachusetts, a major whaling center at that time. It was probably shot at the whale from a heavy shoulder gun around 1890.' "
They're not the same text, but it's pretty clear that either they had a common ancestor, or one was directly based on the phrases from the other. -Harmil 20:40, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It's most likely this is because they were both derived from a news agency report.. EasyTarget (talk) 09:44, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Similarities 

message: of the populations listed in the Population Status section of the article only one is "conservation dependent" with all other populations in worse shape. Why is the conservation status in the infobox then listed as conservation dependent instead of vulnerable or endangered?--Ibis3 19:02, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Six years later I have the same question. Unfortunately the source link is broken. I'm going to change the "least concern" to "vulnerable" so that the article is consistent in and of itself. However, someone needs to find a new source because these could all be inaccurate. --Trakon (talk) 22:06, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Belaying the change regarding my last comment. The source link is broken for those listed Conservation section. But the Redlist source is current for "least concern" status. --Trakon (talk) 22:15, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  conservation status confusing 

message: Is it possible to ski behind one of these monsters?  I mean, can they be trained like the dolphins at Sea World?  Seems like it would be a "greener" way to ski than running a high-powered motorboat.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.92.23.29 (talk) 19:51, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Everybody knows that one can only ski on slopes. But there's no steep lakes or seas on Earth. Thus waterskiing is a physical absurdity.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.193.101.216 (talk) 21:01, 15 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ski? 

message: conservation status of LC in the header conflicts with the threat status detailed in the article
:CITES only blindly follows the IWC and lists all whales that have been hunted. Stupid, really. SHFW70 (talk) 20:02, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  conservation status of LC conflicts with the threat status detailed in the article 

message: The genus and the species articles will need to be split at some point.  While it is correct to say the genus is monotypic, it is only correct in relation to extant species.  The text already contradicts the monotypic assertion of the lead and taxonomic section with the mention of Balaena prisca.  however there are at least 10 more extinct species known and listed in the Paleobiology Database: Balaena affinis, Balaena arcuata, Balaena dubusi, Balaena forsythmajori, Balaena larteti, Balaena macrocephalus, Balaena montalionis, Balaena pampaea, Balaena ricei, and Balaena simpsoni.  --Kevmin § 07:37, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Balaena is now un-redirected -fossil material can be added again. Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:30, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, I have expanded and modernized the article a little and it should hopefully get more information as the articles are created. --Kevmin § 09:23, 21 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Split genus and species articles 

message: See here. --194.144.212.210 (talk) 13:05, 23 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Worth mentioning 

message: Lives among the arctic pack ice,. hunting by ESkimos.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.224.32.157 (talk) 21:54, 23 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  bowhead 

message: The fin whale is the second largest whale. According to Lockyer's formula, the average weight of an 85 foot fin whale would be 100.4 tonnes, or 110.7 tons. This is the average weight throughout all seasons. In his other paper, "growth and energy budgets of large baleen whales from the southern hemisphere," he calculates that blue and fin whales gain half of their body weight during the feeding months. (a blue whale entering the antarctic weighing 100 tons would leave weighing 150 tons) The average weight would be 5/6 of the "fattened" weight. Therefore an 85 foot fin whale would weigh 132.8 tons at the end of the feeding season, larger than any right or bowhead whale.MrAwesome888 (talk) 20:59, 5 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bowhead is 3rd largest whale 

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message: There are four sources for the age of the whale that was found with an old projectile embedded in it's blubber, but these disagree. Two claim that this specimen was estimated to be between 115 and 130 years old (backed by AP info), while another supports the claim made in the wiki page, an age of 211 years. Since most scholarly articles cite a lifespan of up to 200 years, this claim is probably incorrect. Has anyone more insight on what to do with disagreeing sources?
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thread_title:  Disagreeing Sources on the age of a whale 

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message: Whaler is an ambiguous term. It can refer to a ship, a person, or a type of boat not even used in whaling (e.g Boston whaler). Changing "whalemen" to "whaler" because two women shipped on whaleships (if I recall correctly disguised as men, well at least one that I know of) is goddamn ridiculous. That's a bunch of "politically correct" bullshit and you know it. Experts use the term "whalemen", particularly during the Yankee open-boat era. Only people with agendas would change that term. OM2003 (talk) 19:29, 25 August 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: While I agree that "whalemen" is encompassing enough in this instance and no change is needed, "whalers" is just as correct and commonplace. Your offensive rants in the face of well-made arguments by  are not appreciated. Please cut it out. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 06:23, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Whalemen 

message: Is it pronounced Bowhead like bow and arrow or bowhead like bow of a ship? The fact that this is unclear implies to me that a pronunciation guide on the page would be useful - Khitrir (talk) 01:21, 2 October 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronunciation