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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

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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...
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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,...
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Phoenix Arrives
A view of the model of Phoenix in the new Sant Ocean Hall, 2003. ...
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The Newest Whale
Exhibits preparator painting the model of Phoenix in 2003. ...
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A Whale at the Museum
Remington Kellogg and Leonhard Stejneger with the 1903 blue, or sulphur-bottom,...
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The World's Fair
A view of the National Museum exhibit with the blue whale cast in the U.S....
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The Cast of a Whale
Workers in the shed in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian building preparing the...
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A Whale's Head
Workers in the shed in the South Yard behind the Smithsonian building preparing the...
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Making a Whale Cast
Lucas [atop whale] and Scollick [third from left] preparing the cast of the blue...
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Why do Whales Sing?
The ocean is a vast, open space, so to communicate underwater, it's best that your...
Fri, 09/01/2017 - 15:38

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Ocean Optimism Video - Slow Down For Right Whales
Whaling, beginning in the 1600s, killed thousands of North Atlantic right whales...
Fri, 06/02/2017 - 07:25