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In 2007, Alaskan hunters made an astonishing discovery: a bowhead whale carrying fragments of an exploding harpoon dating from 1885–1895.This finding revealed that the whale had survived a whaling attempt over a century earlier, living with the harpoon embedded in its body for more than 100 years. Scientists had long suspected bowhead whales were among the longest-living mammals, and this whale provided tangible proof. These Arctic giants, capable of reaching 60 feet in length and over 100 tons in weight, can live more than 200 years, a fact confirmed through both historical evidence and ......