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Massachusetts Symbols, Marine Mammal: Right Whale
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Right Whale
(Eubabalena glacialis)
Adopted in 1980.
The Right Whale (Eubabalena Glacialis) was so called because the flourishing whaling industry in Massachusetts found the cetacean the "right" whale to hunt, especially before 1750. Unfortunately, the large, slow-moving mammal, which is found nearer shore than many other whales, was hunted nearly to extinction and is only now rebuilding its population. The Legislature adopted the whale in March 1980.
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