These leviathans had enormous value for their plentiful oil and baleen, which were used for corsets, buggy whips, and other contrivances. Because of their thick blubber, right whales also float ...

In what was considered a controversial step, scientists tested the hearing of two juvenile Baleen Whales kept in captivity to understand how one of the most intelligent species on the planet ...

Right whales were hunted for oil, meat, and apparel materials — for corset stays, umbrella ribs, and buggy whips — until the early 20th century. Once abundant, the North Pacific right whale is now the ...