Hunted Whale Escaped Whalers Century Ago

I'm sad, horrified and interested all at once.

Same here.

if that isnt a perfect example of a time line I dont know what is.
In the last 60 years, we have begun to put so many foreign chemicals in our water, and TONS of trash into the lakes, streams , and oceans that I can absolutely understand why 'long living animals' are no more.

It's both amazing and sad. Bowheads were close to extinction at the turn of the century because of their use in oil lamps, but they have since made a good comeback. I assume if it was caught off Alaska it was a tribal hunt and not a commercial hunt. I could be wrong, but I think only the Japanese and Norwegians still hunt them on a commercial basis.

Born around 1877!
Amazing.
Sad that it's survived all these years only to meet its end in this way.