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The oldest living mammal, based on current scientific knowledge, is the bowhead whale–which can live for up to 200 years. These amazing mammals are common in the harsh Arctic environment, where fewer diseases and predators threaten them. But humans still pose a danger, or at least did when natives of the area were still allowed to kill whales each year.
The explosive tips of the bomb lances fired from whale cannons would burst shortly after they penetrated the whale's skin. Whale populations were wiped out as a result of this new, deadly-efficient innovation. When it came to the blue whale, technological developments in whale hunting and tracking led to the extinction of nearly 99% of the species.
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