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Blue Whale Display

Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on earth. They rarely strand on beaches, and very few skeletons have been recovered for research or display. Worldwide, only 21 are available to the public for viewing. The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is home to Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton, a magnificent specimen that illustrates the interconnectedness of all living things.

 

Meet Big Blue!

Moving the skeleton from the coast of PEI to the inside of the Museum’s glass atrium, 6000 km away, was

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