The 70-foot blue whale skeleton that took 10 years to restore is finally being installed in Oregon

The skeleton, recovered from a 2015 Gold Beach stranding, will be suspended in a swimming pose in the center's east courtyard after a decade-long restoration project.
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Skeleton of rare blue whale that washed ashore in 2015 finally going on display in Newport

It’s not uncommon for a gray whale to turn up on Oregon’s beaches. But a blue whale is different. They live primarily in the deep ocean and when they die, their bodies tend to sink. So, when this ...
Oregonian

Skeleton of blue whale that washed up on Oregon coast 11 years ago will soon return, on display

The blue whale that washed up on a southern Oregon beach in 2015 was in rough shape. Scientists couldn’t determine exactly how long the 200-ton, nearly 70-foot-long male had been dead, but several ...
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26 Years After It Died, This Blue Whale’s Skeleton Is Still Oozing Oil

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...