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Description: A blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) specimen stranded in 1992 on a beach at Cathedral Rock, 5 km NE of Lorne, near Melbourne. This specific whale is a pygmy blue whale, Balaenoptera m. brevicauda. Read more about the stranding and collection of the whale here: https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/14968
Author: Photographer: Peter SwinkelsSource: Museums Victoria
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