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Whale headbutt that inspired Moby-Dick caught on camera for first time

Footage lends credibility to witness account of attack on whaling ship in 1820 that influenced Herman Melville A whale headbutt has been caught on camera for the first time, 200 years after one of the mammals inspired the novel Moby-Dick by attacking a ship in the same way. Until now, there had only been anecdotal evidence of sperm whales using their heads to... [2694 chars]

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