It accompanies the museum's unveiling this summer of
a blue whale skeleton in its majestic central hall to replace Dippy the dinosaur, a shift in emphasis from extinct marvels to endangered wonders.
On July 14,
a blue whale skeleton will be unveiled in the Natural History Museum's Hintze Hall, replacing much - loved replica dinosaur Dippy.
Walk right up to a life size, 74 - foot
Blue Whale skeleton.
Discover how crumpled newspapers have turned
a blue whale skeleton into a historical treasure trove.
A vast
blue whale skeleton is set to welcome visitors through the Museum's main entrance from summer 2017.
Relive the history of the Museum's 25 - metre
blue whale skeleton in the interactive online experience.
Explore a 3D model of the Museum's
blue whale skeleton and learn more about how these animals behave.
But at least the bones are clean and white and, unlike those of
the blue whale skeleton, grease free.
Not exact matches
It still sometimes drips from the
skeleton of a 66 - foot
blue whale that hangs from the ceiling of the Jacobs Family Gallery.
All 4 tonnes of the 25.2 - metre - long
skeleton of a
blue whale are suspended in mid-air from the Victorian vaulted ceiling — a perfect outing for late summer visitors or parents with fractious younger children.
I've watched primary school children gape at the big
blue whale, catch their first glimpse of a T. rex, compare themselves to
skeletons of our ancestors, marvel at the cosmos — and wonder at their place in it.