The sperm whale attack that inspired the novel 'Moby-Dick' may have also involved some aggressive killer whales

The sperm whale attack that inspired the novel 'Moby-Dick' may have also involved some aggressive killer whales

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Illustration from the novel 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville. An orca whale. Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images // Marty Melville/AFP Though it may seem modern, whales have been sinking boats since at least the 1800's. In 1820, a sperm whale sank a whaling boat. The lifeboats were later attacked by what…

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