In Photos: Raising Big Blue

In Raising Big Blue, we follow Canadian scientists as they uncover a buried skeleton of a blue whale and put it back together for display in a prominent museum.

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Back Bone

Assembling the spine and ribs of the blue whale.
Skeleton

The blue whale is the largest animals to ever live on the earth, here the skeleton dwarfs a hall.
Transporting Big Blue

Transporting a blue whale skeleton is no mean feat.
Whale Tail

Scientists stand in front of the assembled blue whale skeleton's tail section.
Monstrous Vertebrae

A single blue whale vertebrae is as big as a man.
Welding

To keep the skeleton together the bones need to be securely connected. Here a welder gets to work on the vertebrae.
Dig Site

The dig site where the blue whale skeleton was uncovered.

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Back Bone

Skeleton

Transporting Big Blue

Whale Tail

Monstrous Vertebrae

Welding

Dig Site