Blubber
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Blubber is a thick layer of vascularized adipose tissue under the skin of all cetaceans, pinnipeds, penguins, sirenians, and polar bears. It was present in many marine reptiles, such as ichthyosaurs a
Whale blubber
Try pot or Blubber Pot seen in Simon's Town in South Africa
Whale oil
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Whale oil is oil obtained from the blubber of whales. It was at one point an important fuel for illumination, as well as machine lubrication and other uses. Despite the increased availability of petro
Blubber
…other northern peoples, because of its high energy value and availability. Whaling largely targeted the collection of blubber: whalers rendered it into oil in try pots, or later, in vats on factory ships. The oil could serve in the manufacture of soap, leather, and cosmetics. Whale oil was used in candles…
Whalers boiling blubber on the deck of their ship (1874 illustration)
United States whale oil and sperm oil imports in the 19th century
A bottle of whale oil
Whalers stripping blubber from a whale