#144: Whaling
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English - March 25, 2021 23:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsLanguage Learning Education How To learn english english language study english ingles inglês Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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 whalingHow pre-industrial whaling workedWhaling during the Renaissance eraHow whale hunting in 19th Century America workedThe men who killed the whalesWhat whale products were used forSailing further and further away on the hunt for whalesWhaling in the 20th centuryIntroducing quotas on whalesDangers for whales in the 21st centuryWhat is today's "whaling"?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/whaling
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