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Sperm whaling is the hunting of the marine mammals for the oil, meat and bone that can be extracted from their bodies. Sperm whales, a large and deep-diving species, produce a waxy substance that was especially useful during the Industrial Revolution, and so they were targeted in 19th-century whaling, as exemplified in Moby Dick. Sperm oil is no longer needed, but another unusual product, ambergris, is still valued as a perfume fixative. Although the animal is classified as a vulnerable species, aboriginal whaling in limited numbers is still permitted, notably from two villages in Indonesia, for subsistence.

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  • La chasse au cachalot est la chasse visant principalement à l'exploitation du spermaceti des cachalots (Physeter macrocephalus) et utilisé pour les cosmétiques, le tannage du cuir et comme lubrifiant ou dans sa version traditionnelle l'exploitation de la chair et de la graisse de l'animal. La chasse industrielle connaît ses débuts à grande échelle au XVIIIe siècle, avant de décliner vers la fin du XIXe siècle puis connaît un nouvel essor après la seconde guerre mondiale. Les populations sont assez lourdement touchées et la commission baleinière internationale proclame la pleine protection de l'espèce en 1985. (fr)
  • Sperm whaling is the hunting of the marine mammals for the oil, meat and bone that can be extracted from their bodies. Sperm whales, a large and deep-diving species, produce a waxy substance that was especially useful during the Industrial Revolution, and so they were targeted in 19th-century whaling, as exemplified in Moby Dick. Sperm oil is no longer needed, but another unusual product, ambergris, is still valued as a perfume fixative. Although the animal is classified as a vulnerable species, aboriginal whaling in limited numbers is still permitted, notably from two villages in Indonesia, for subsistence. (en)
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  • La chasse au cachalot est la chasse visant principalement à l'exploitation du spermaceti des cachalots (Physeter macrocephalus) et utilisé pour les cosmétiques, le tannage du cuir et comme lubrifiant ou dans sa version traditionnelle l'exploitation de la chair et de la graisse de l'animal. La chasse industrielle connaît ses débuts à grande échelle au XVIIIe siècle, avant de décliner vers la fin du XIXe siècle puis connaît un nouvel essor après la seconde guerre mondiale. Les populations sont assez lourdement touchées et la commission baleinière internationale proclame la pleine protection de l'espèce en 1985. (fr)
  • Sperm whaling is the hunting of the marine mammals for the oil, meat and bone that can be extracted from their bodies. Sperm whales, a large and deep-diving species, produce a waxy substance that was especially useful during the Industrial Revolution, and so they were targeted in 19th-century whaling, as exemplified in Moby Dick. Sperm oil is no longer needed, but another unusual product, ambergris, is still valued as a perfume fixative. Although the animal is classified as a vulnerable species, aboriginal whaling in limited numbers is still permitted, notably from two villages in Indonesia, for subsistence. (en)
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  • Chasse au cachalot (fr)
  • Sperm whaling (en)
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