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Museum of Osteology has not yet opened to the public, but if you click on the photo you can watch a 28-day time-lapse video of the installation of the humpback whale skeleton. And while we're on the subject of whales, here are some stories - old and new - about removal of whale carcasses (avoid if you are squeamish):
- Exploding whale - In this classic tale from 1970, the Oregon Highway Department attempted to remove a dead 8-ton sperm whale from the beach by means of a 1/2-ton of dynamite, but it didn't work as planned...
- Whale bursts in transit - In 2004, the same result occurred naturally in the streets of Taiwan when a decomposing 50-ton sperm whale was being transported for study.
- Carving up a humpback - This is a firsthand account from 2006 of an attempt to harvest the skeleton of a humpback whale from an Alaskan beach, so that it could be reassembled and displayed.
Congratulations to the Museum of Osteology for achieving this monumental task!
The Museum of Osteology has not yet opened to the public, but if you click on the photo you can watch a 28-day time-lapse video of the installation of the humpback whale skeleton. And while we're on the subject of whales, here are some stories - old and new - about removal of whale carcasses (avoid if you are squeamish):
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