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Podcast: English Learning for Curious Minds
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#144: Whaling

Category: Education
Duration: 00:17:31
Publish Date: 2021-03-25 23:00:00
Description:

It has been called the "bloodiest business in history", and cost the lives of 3 million whales.

In today's episode, we take a look at the amazing history of whaling, from how it really worked to the reasons it went on for so long.

  • History of pre-industrial whaling
  • How pre-industrial whaling worked
  • Whaling during the Renaissance era
  • How whale hunting in 19th Century America worked
  • The men who killed the whales
  • What whale products were used for
  • Sailing further and further away on the hunt for whales
  • Whaling in the 20th century
  • Introducing quotas on whales
  • Dangers for whales in the 21st century
  • What is today's "whaling"?


Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/whaling

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