A vast blue whale skeleton now hangs in Hintze Hall. Take a look at specimens that have taken centre stage over the years. The Museum opened to the public in 1881 and in its early days the ...

The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. Blue whales are largest of all baleen whales and are found worldwide. They have a long slender body with a proportionally ...

A blue whale skeleton weighing 4.5 tonnes is one of the first things visitors encounter when they enter the recently redeveloped Hintze Hall. In previous videos, the first bones were taken down from ...