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The dirty work of preserving a blue whale skeleton

The dirty work of preserving a blue whale skeleton

Update: 2025-04-22
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The bones of a massive blue whale will soon hang at Dalhousie University. Veterinarian Chris Harvey-Clark tells us what it took to salvage the whale that washed up outside Halifax, and what we still don't understand about the largest mammal on earth.

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The dirty work of preserving a blue whale skeleton

The dirty work of preserving a blue whale skeleton