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
Whalers boiling blubber on the deck of their ship (1874 illustration)
United States whale oil and sperm oil imports in the 19th century
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 oil
…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…
Whale blubber
Try pot or Blubber Pot seen in Simon's Town in South Africa