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I heart the blue whale heart
Move over big squid – there’s competition at Te Papa for the most popular exhibit these holidays ! You love the blue whale heart in NatureSpace, including crawling into it, stuffing thing… more →
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I heart the blue whale heart
pamelalovis wrote 5 months ago: Move over big squid – there’s competition at Te Papa for the most popular exhibit these … more →
Colossal squid in 3D movie
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Te Papa wrote 8 months ago: ARLs 3D glasses © Copyright Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 2008 Today the Exhibition team … more →
More on Whales in Washington DC
pamelalovis wrote 8 months ago: Derek Lardelli, ta moko artist, is from Whangara on the East Coast of New Zealand. He was in Washing … more →
Whales welcomed in Washington DC
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janekeig wrote 8 months ago: Te Papa’s Whales Tohorā exhibition opened at the National Geographic Museum on 15 October with … more →
Roseneath's dead Pygmy Sperm whale
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emmab wrote 11 months ago: So I’m at my desk when my cell rings – its Anton (you know – our Collection Manage … more →
We farewell Whales|Tohorā
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pamelalovis wrote 1 year ago: On Sunday evening 11 May 2008 Te Papa closed Whales|Tohorā. Over 140,000 people had visited the exhi … 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 →
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