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.
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Skeleton
The blue whale is the largest animals to ever live on the earth, here the skeleton dwarfs a hall.
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Transporting Big Blue
Transporting a blue whale skeleton is no mean feat.
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Whale Tail
Scientists stand in front of the assembled blue whale skeleton's tail section.
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Monstrous Vertebrae
A single blue whale vertebrae is as big as a man.
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Welding
To keep the skeleton together the bones need to be securely connected. Here a welder gets to work on the vertebrae.
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Dig Site
The dig site where the blue whale skeleton was uncovered.