THE eleventh volume of the “Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History” contains a descriptive account, by Dr. Thomas Dwight, of the external characters and skeleton of a young razor-back whale, ...

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The inner ear of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), reconstructed from CT scans, shows key anatomical features, including the cochlea, acousto-vestibular nerve, oval window and vestibular system ...

Size comparison of a modern blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and the extinct Perucetus colossus, known from a fossil discovered in Peru. Researchers initially estimated the mass of Perucetus as ...

Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, 2017 This skeleton of a Blue Whale in the Natural History Museum of London represents the largest animal known to have ever existed and yet, one that ...

The Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is believed to be the largest animal ever to have lived, at up to 30 metres (100 feet) in ...

Monday, September 17,2007 DEAD WHALES, GAWKERS, AND SCAVENGERS [Photo: Stephen Osman / Los Angeles Times]A Blue whale made quite a stink and drew a fabulous crowd last week. Highway 101 beside Ventura ...