In the 1600s, there were so many right whales in Cape Cod Bay off the east coast of the U.S. that apparently you could walk across their backs from one end of the bay to the other.
In de 17e eeuw zaten er zoveel noordkapers in de baai van Cape Cod, voor de oostkust van de VS, dat je over hun ruggen kon lopen van de ene kant van de baai naar de andere.