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Are there many white whales?
Julia I got the impression that, based on Melville's description, Moby Dick is an albino whale. Albinism occurs throughout the animal kingdom at a rate of 1…moreI got the impression that, based on Melville's description, Moby Dick is an albino whale. Albinism occurs throughout the animal kingdom at a rate of 1 in 10,000 for mammals (wikipeida). So very rare, but it does occur and would be very noteworthy to whalers at the time.(less)
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Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
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