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Once relentlessly hunted for their products, whales are now protected by international law. The [[North Atlantic right whale]]s nearly became extinct in the twentieth century, with a population low of 450, and the [[Gray whale#North Pacific|North Pacific gray whale population]] is ranked [[Critically Endangered]] by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]]. Besides whaling, they also face threats from bycatch and marine pollution. The meat, blubber and [[baleen]] of whales have traditionally been used by indigenous peoples of the Arctic. Whales have been depicted in various cultures worldwide, notably by the Inuit and the coastal peoples of Vietnam and Ghana, who sometimes hold whale funerals. Whales occasionally feature in literature and film, as in the great white whale of [[Herman Melville]]'s ''[[Moby Dick]]''. Small whales, such as [[beluga whale|belugas]], are sometimes kept in captivity and trained to perform tricks, but breeding success has been poor and the animals often die within a few months of capture. [[Whale watching]] has become a form of tourism around the world.
 
 
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