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Museum science dissections - a new trend?
It seems like New Zealand museums are setting a new trend for staging scientific dissections of big interesting animals and getting the public involved in them online. It’s a great way to engage… more →
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Museum science dissections - a new trend?
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pamelalovis wrote 5 months ago: It seems like New Zealand museums are setting a new trend for staging scientific dissections of big … more →
Update on dissection and findings
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: The whale has now been completed dissected and the organs such as intestine, kidneys and heart, are … more →
Viscera revealed
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: This morning the internal organs were individually explored. The blood vessels near the heart showed … more →
Last day of dissection
janekeig wrote 1 year ago: This morning the internal organs will be removed and preserved in jars for later study. I am assured … more →
Lungs and heart
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: Above is a picture of the Pygmy right whale lung, it’s about 45cm long when stretched out lik … more →
Guts 'n' stuff
janekeig wrote 1 year ago: The scientists have removed the rib bones from one half of the whale. It’s getting a little b … more →
How baby whales feed
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: Above you see the tongue of the baby pygmy right whale. Whales lips aren’t flexible enough t … more →
Structures of the throat are well preserved
janekeig wrote 1 year ago: Drs Reidenberg and Fordyce are now actively uncovering the deeper tissues of the throat. This speci … more →
Update from scientists-rib structure
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: The scientists are removing the muscle layer to reveal the pygmy right whale’s unusual bone s … more →
Hairs? on a whale?
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: I was a bit surprised to find out that whales have hair! Cath Kemper said: ‘Most whales and d … more →
Bites on the whale
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: It was earlier blogged that the wounds on the whale were from cookie cutter sharks. Te Papa’s … more →
Taking it carefully
janekeig wrote 1 year ago: The dissection of the pygmy right whale is a very detailed and time consuming process! A quick upda … more →
Layers of muscle
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janekeig wrote 1 year ago: From Bruce Reidenburg: The scientists are now exploring the layers of muscle on the sides of the wh … more →
Beautiful baleen
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emmab wrote 1 year ago: Morning! If you’ve managed to go to the Whales|Tohorā exhibition here at Te Papa then you … more →
Network problem
Te Papa wrote 1 year ago: We’re experiencing network connection problems in the room where our whale bloggers are. We ar … more →
Why is it called a pygmy right whale?
emmab wrote 1 year ago: Well mostly because of how it’s mouth is shaped like a right whale’s but… a lot sm … more →
What are we looking for in the throat?
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emmab wrote 1 year ago: A blog from Bruce Reidenberg Pygmy right whale mouth and chin The pygmy right whale – chin on … more →
Photo happy
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emmab wrote 1 year ago: Hi this is Anton blogging in on Emma’s blog. At the moment we are taking lots and lots of phot … more →
Measure twice - cut once
emmab wrote 1 year ago: Good morning! Everybody has gathered, its a little bit like an operating theatre (except cold!) with … more →
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