Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) skull, the Neck, Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, South America

Bowhead whale skull (Balaena mysticetus) at the abandoned Kekerten Island whaling station, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Littered beluga bones left by whalers, Delphinapterus leucas, at Ahlstrandhalvoya, Bellsund, Svalbard, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Whale skeleton, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Whale remains in Gashamna (Goose Bay), Hornsund, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Whale remains in Gashamna (Goose Bay), Hornsund, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Whale remains in Gashamna (Goose Bay), Hornsund, Spitsbergen Island, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Old whale bones in the beach near the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station, King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Baleen whale skeleton, most likely a young Bryde's whale, on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Baleen whale skeleton, most likely a young Bryde's whale, on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Baleen whale skeleton, most likely a young Bryde's whale, on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Loris Greaud work, the Geppetto pavillion, at Corderie dell'Arsenale, Venice Biennale, Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe

The rotting corpse of an adult California gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) on Isla San Pedro Martir in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Baja California Norte, Mexico.

Whalebone Alley, female tourist standing between bow head whale rib bones, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.

Whalebone Alley, female tourist sitting on bowhead whale bone, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.

Whalebone Alley, Bowhead whale bones, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.

Whalebone Alley, Bowhead whale bone, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus / catodon) washed up dead with man standing by head for scale. North coast of Iceland.

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus / catodon) washed up dead north coast of Iceland.

Whalebone Alley, female tourist standing around still intact extremly old inuit elder grave, skeleton still present. Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus / catodon) washed up dead north coast of Iceland.

Dead Killer whale (Orcinus orca) floating on sea surface with scavenging fulmars, North Sea (RR)

Beluga grave yard at an old whaling station on Spitsbergen. Svalbard.

Dead female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf encountered in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska

Locally caught whale meat on sale at flea market in Reykjavik, capital of Iceland.

Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) Gulf of California.A group of whalewatching tourists inspect a dead humpback whale.

Dead female humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf encountered in Frederick Sound, Southeast Alaska

Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) Gulf of California. The stranded carcase of a dead whale.

Wide angle of dead Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) floating at sea, surrounded by scavenging fulmars, Faroes Trough

Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide, Mesoplodon sp., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific)..

Professional hunters having killed a whale for the local market of Greenland. Quotas are in application and these hunts are regulated by the government

Professional hunters having killed a whale for the local market of Greenland. Quotas are in application and these hunts are regulated by the government

Professional hunters having killed a whale for the local market of Greenland. Quotas are in application and these hunts are regulated by the government

Professional hunters having killed a whale for the local market of Greenland. Quotas are in application and these hunts are regulated by the government

Professional hunters having killed a whale for the local market of Greenland. Quotas are in application and these hunts are regulated by the government

Polar Bear feeding on remains of Beluga, Hudson Bay Canada

Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). A dead neonate carried by an adult, probably his mother. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). A dead neonate carried by an adult, probably his mother. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus). A dead neonate carried by an adult, probably his mother. Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Squids regurgitated by a Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) one of the two species of cetaceans in the genus Globicephala, which it shares with the long-finned pilot whale (G. melas). They are part of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). Terceira island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) eating a whale carcass drifting off Mayotte

Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) eating a whale carcass drifting off Mayotte