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A view of the blue whale model in the Life in the Sea exhibit hall
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Life in the Sea

 The new blue whale model, as seen from the entrance to the “Life in the Sea”...
a sculptor works on a huge blue whale model in scaffolding
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Blue Whale Model

 Taxidermist/model maker John Widener working on the new blue whale model, 1962. ...
workers work on the blue whale cast
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A Whale for the Fair

 Workers prepare the giant blue whale cast for presentation at the St. Louis...
the view of a whale cast from the tail end
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The First Cast

 The world’s first full cast of a whale, part of the Smithsonian’s display at...
a ship in an icy landscape
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Arctic Exploration

 New technology is making it possible for scientists to go where they’ve never...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 13:45
fish swim in a net
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Reducing Bycatch

 Bycatch, the name given to fish and other ocean animals that are caught...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:18
A real-time monitoring system helps to forecast and track tsunamis before they reach shore, giving people a chance to move to higher ground.
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Tracking Tsunamis

 Tsunamis, giant waves caused by underwater earthquakes, speed across the ocean at...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 12:16