Inspired by Pluvialis' post on the finback whale skeleton exhibited at Cambridge, I took this picture of a blue whale mounted in front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on this planet. I have been fortunate enough to see several from boats in the Santa Barbara Channel. When they come up for a breath it seems to take forever for their great length to roll by as they head back underwater.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Santa Barbara Whale
Inspired by Pluvialis' post on the finback whale skeleton exhibited at Cambridge, I took this picture of a blue whale mounted in front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on this planet. I have been fortunate enough to see several from boats in the Santa Barbara Channel. When they come up for a breath it seems to take forever for their great length to roll by as they head back underwater.
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Nice Reid, I remember it well from when I was young. It, and the pendulum and the mounted rattlesnake that shook its tail when you pushed the button. Fun museum!
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