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The dirty work of preserving a blue whale skeleton

The dirty work of preserving a blue whale skeleton

Update: 2025-06-061
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The bones of a massive blue whale will soon hang at Dalhousie University. In a conversation from April, Veterinarian Chris Harvey-Clark tells us about the extensive effort it took to salvage the whale that washed up outside Halifax, the accompanying smell, 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