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Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic

by Associated Press

Dec 26, 2018

It withdraws from the International Whaling Commission, saying populations have recovered enough to hunt for the animals.

Harbor seals hunt for anchovies alongside a humpback whale.

EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images

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