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Narwhals with their long unicorn-like tusks.
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Native Knowledge of the Narwhal

The narwhal is an elusive mammal. During the winter months they feed in the deep...
March 2020
A Bryde's whale catches a meal
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The Case of the Mystery Whale

In 1871, John Anderson, then curator of the Indian Museum of Calcutta, caught wind...
October 2019
A Bryde's whale catches a meal
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Bryde's Whale

The three ridges on the top of Bryde's and Eden's whales distinguishes it from...
a Bryde's whale surfaces
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Bryde's Whale

A Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) takes a quick breath at the sea surface. ...
a painting of a ship on a plate of baleen
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The Story of Stashed Whale Baleen

In 2012, John Ososky, a specimen preparator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum...
September 2019
A baleen plate with a drawing of a ship in paint
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Artful Baleen Plates

In the years following World War II, Japan’s infrastructure was devastated and...
an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019
Aerial view of a North Atlantic right whale mother and calf.
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Hope & Despair for the North Atlantic Right Whale Population

Late one afternoon in February 2019, Melanie White and the other members of a...
May 2019
A half-cast and skeleton of a humpback whale in the National Museum
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A Half-Cast of a Whale

Joseph Palmer’s half-cast and skeleton of a humpback whale, shortly after it was...
A blue whale model in the Life in the Sea exhibit
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The Second Whale

A close-up of the life-size blue whale model in the new “Life in the Sea” hall,...
A model of a right whale hangs in the Ocean Hall
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Phoenix Arrives

A view of the model of Phoenix in the new Sant Ocean Hall, 2003. ...
A painter sponges grey spots on the model whale
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The Newest Whale

Exhibits preparator painting the model of Phoenix in 2003. ...

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