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1 Suzanne Booker and Kayla Leary

2  injuries and death were common to almost every voyage  Whaleboats would be launched into the water  Whales have acute hearing, so it was important to approach quietly

3  Harpoon, known to crews as the "whale iron," and it was used to fasten the whale to the whaleboat

4  Harpoon Guns  Bomb Lances (which contained a gunpowder charge and time fuse that triggered an explosion deep within the whale's body)  Darting Guns

5  Sperm oil : light, rapid machinery, high quality soap  Baleen: Buggy whips; Carriage springs; Corset stays; Fishing poles; Hoops for women's skirts

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7 http://www.whalingmuseum.org/learn/research- topics/overview-of-north-american-whaling/whales- hunting


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