When Whaling Was Legal Gray Whales Were Called ‘Devil Fish,’ Now They’re Some of the Gentlest Marine Mammals and No One Knows Why

In most countries around the world whaling is illegal, but that wasn’t always the case. Gray whales in particular were hunted to near extinction and they were also known to be some of the fiercest fighters after being harpooned. Even earning themselves the moniker “devil fish,” by those who hunted them.