But the skull of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is more on the scale of a family sedan. Scanning a single skull could take Coombs anywhere from 30 minutes to an entire day. Once she’d assembled ...

the blue whale (BalcBnoptera musculus) is still imperfectly known, particularly with regard to cranial characters. Mr. Miller publishes specially good figures of the skull, the rostrum of which ...

Figure 1. Blue whale skull modeled in Adobe Aero. Source: Cameron Pittman Figure 2. Blue whale skull viewed through Adobe Aero. Source: Cameron Pittman ...

Join Museum scientists as they reflect on becoming part of this specimen's giant story. Since its arrival at the Museum in the 1880s, the blue whale skeleton has been part of an ever-expanding ...

Sheila Dean, director of the center, said the whale was found to have bruising around the head; multiple fractures of the skull and cervical vertebrae; numerous dislocated ribs, and a dislocated ...

Beach walkers were stunned to come across a massive whale skull washed up on a Scottish shore. Samuel Watkiss, 24, a keen surfer and environmentalist stumbled upon the 'unusual' sight whilst out ...

Trace the 126-year journey of the blue whale from the sea to Museum. A blue whale skeleton weighing 4.5 tonnes is one of the first things visitors encounter when they enter the recently redeveloped ...