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Raising Big Blue

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

    Back Bone

    Assembling the spine and ribs of the blue whale.

  • Skeleton

    Skeleton

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

  • Transporting Big Blue

    Transporting Big Blue

    Transporting a blue whale skeleton is no mean feat.

  • Whale Tail

    Whale Tail

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

  • Monstrous Vertebrae

    Monstrous Vertebrae

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

  • Welding

    Welding

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

  • Dig Site

    Dig Site

    The dig site where the blue whale skeleton was uncovered.

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