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Blue whale skeleton (2nd of 3)

Blue whale skeleton

The naturalist Edgar Stead and three others cleaned the skeleton. They worked on the whale for four weeks using knives, slashers, axes and a saw. Here the team poses on some cleaned bones.

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Canterbury Museum

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How to cite this page:

Gerard Hutching. 'Whales', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/whales/2/4/2