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This 1936 blue whale specimen from the Gulf of Alaska (above: preserved in alcohol, below: CT scan) is part of a rare Smithsonian collection of whale fetuses that were collected in association with commercial whaling operations in the early to mid-20th cen

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Blue Whale Specimen

This 1936 blue whale specimen from the Gulf of Alaska (above: preserved in alcohol,...

Dr. Maya Yamato and colleague John Ososky dissect the head of a deceased stranded fin whale in the Chesapeake Bay to examine soft tissue associated with the ears. In 2015, Yamato’s team of researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural H

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Learning From A Stranded Fin Whale

Dr. Maya Yamato and colleague John Ososky dissect the head of a deceased stranded...