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   ocr: individual contained an esti- mated five million shrimp, weighing about two tons. From the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, the blue whale was hunted nearly to extinction for its oil. The 1960s saw a worldwide ban on hunting of the species, and its population is now estimated to be ten to twelve thousand. We do not know if this is a large enough number for the whale's survival. The Museum's Blue Whale serves as an important reminder of our responsibility to the 58