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black whale

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black whale, name for the black right whale right whale, name for whales of the family Balaenidae. They were so named by whalers, who for centuries considered them "the right whales" to hunt, because they float when killed and because they yield enormous quantities of oil and of baleen.
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 and for the sperm whale sperm whale, largest of the toothed whales , Physeter catodon, found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It is also called cachalot. Male sperm whales may grow to more than 70 ft (21 m) long and females to 30 ft (9 m).
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Bar & Grill on the former site of the Black Whale at 3016 Washington St.
Comments: This is the first eatery and flagship cafe of Santa Monica monarch of munch Geri Gilliland, who plans to open her fourth local restaurant, the Washington Street Bar & Grill, on the former Black Whale site later this month.
Theodore Lonsway and Gerri Gilliland, owners of Gilliland's, Lula and Jake & Annie's, all on Main Street in Santa Monica, have purchased the building that once housed the landmark seafood restaurant, the Black Whale, 3016 Washington Blvd.
 
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