What If We Never Started Hunting Whales?

Back in 1846, whaling was one of the most booming industries in the whole world. It was the fifth-largest sector in the United States economy, raking in a cool $10 million.

But somewhere along the way, the whale supply started to run low, and some people began to realize that the entire thing might be a bad idea; not just for the whales, but for our planet as a whole.

How did the whale hunt accelerate climate change? What did it do to ocean ecosystems? And why were scientists worried about whale poo shortages?

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