Why 18, 000 Bones Are Hidden In This Smithsonian Warehouse, Colossal Collections, Business Insider
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has over 18, 000 specimens in its marine mammal bone collection, notably featuring a rare 8. 5foot adult Rice s whale skull. This collection is so large in both size and scale that it has outgrown the museum. Most of the collection is located in an airplane hangar in the Museum Support Center in Maryland. Here s a deep dive into where the Smithsonian gets these bones, how they re cleaned, why it has them, and how they re maintained. 0:45 Meet John 1:03 80foot long blue whale 1:33 Rice s whale 3:10 Whale vertebrae 4:07 Beaked whales and dolphin heads 4:30 Pygmy sperm whale 4:52 Dermestid beetles 5:46 Composting beaked whale skull 7:14 Mounting Rice s whale skull 7:40 Rice s whale fractures and bruises More Business Insider Videos: Why Food Commercials Cost Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars, Big Business, Business Insider How Under
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