Whale has century-old injury

A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt — more than a century ago. [Editor’s note: Holy Mackerel!]

Embedded deep under its blubber was a 3½-inch arrow-shaped projectile that has given researchers insight into the whale's age, estimated between 115 and 130 years old. It was probably shot at the whale from a heavy shoulder gun around 1890. [Editor’s note: Amazing!!]

The 49-foot male whale died when it was shot with a similar projectile last month. [Editor’s note: What?!]