On Day 5, when we were looking at
the Blue Whale bones, I was made aware that two large Weddell Seals were snoozing nearby.
Not exact matches
But at least the
bones are clean and white and, unlike those of the
blue whale skeleton, grease free.
Instead of submerging the 45 - ton carcass in the ocean, where tidal movements and sea creatures could clean the
bones — as was done with the
blue whale — the museum's restoration team buried the sperm
whale for three months in a 60 - ton layer cake of hay mixed with bacteria - rich horse and elephant manure, procured from local farmers and an obliging zoo.
March 12 - 18:
Blue whale and orca
bones on display for the public!
With very little to distinguish the game between its predecessor, and more fat on the
bone than a
blue whale, Shadow of War started out promising, and I quickly felt very much at home, but one game and 15 - 20hours into its sequel and the novelty had finally worn off.
Despite their enormous height these majestic herbivores only have seven
bones in their elongated necks - the same number as found in all mammals, be they human, rodent or
blue whale.