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Sperm whale skeleton assembly
Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) skeleton assembly. Welder creating a temporary metal frame which will be used to assemble sperm whale bones. These bones came from a whale first found stranded on Henne Strand, Jutland, Denmark. It measured 14 meters in length and weighed an estimated 30 tonnes. The carcass was dissected and the bones cleaned under a lengthy process. The 150 or so bones that make up the sperm whale skeleton will be re-assembled onto a permanent structure for public display at the Museum.
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