Likewise, there has to be some genetic basis as to why bowhead whales live so long and appear protected from diseases." With a 1,000 times more cells than a human, the whale should have a much ...

Three bowhead whales killed by Inupiat Eskimos in northernAlaska were estimated to be 135 to 172 years, while a fourthbowhead was believed to be 211 years old, researchers concluded.

The mysterious bowhead whale was first caught off the coast of Alaska, where it was found to have an arrowhead lodged in its neck. Further research revealed it to be part of a 19th-century bomb ...

Bowhead whales, denizens of the Arctic Ocean, are revealed as exceptionally long-lived mammals, potentially reaching ages exceeding 200 years. Genetic ...

Bowhead whale and calf are seen in the Arctic. ... Sometimes the most obvious way to determine how old these whales are is the most old-fashioned: examining what’s inside them.

Because traditional whale hunters never took calves, experts estimate the bowhead was several years old when it was first shot and about 130 when it died last month.

Hunters have recovered six of these old harpoon points from bowhead whales. Along with chemical evidence from the whales' eyes, the harpoon tips suggest that the bowhead may be the longest-living ...

Eskimo hunters killed a bowhead whale off the coast of Alaska last month and began to chain-saw their way into its blubber. They stopped when the saw hit the tip of an old harpoon lodged deep ...

A bowhead whale is the longest-living mammal on earth Denis Scott/Corbis The life of a bowhead whale is relatively quiet: it spends its days swimming in the frigid waters of the Artic, feasting on ...