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Information sign about blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) ribs and vertebra displayed as props, 2021-09-02
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Information sign about blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) ribs and vertebra displayed as props, 2021-09-02

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Sign says these are the sixth or seventh pair of blue whale ribs, about 3.3 meters tall, dating back to between 1910 and 1930, based on the de-greased bone structure having spent an extended period outdoors. They were found by a German adventurer on Subantarctic Bouvet Island on April 15th, 1960.
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Pairi Daiza
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OLYMPUS CORPORATION E-M10 Mark III
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
36.0 mm
Exposure time
1/160 second(s)
ISO
200
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Auto, did not fire
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44 Sign whale bones.jpg
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Thu, 02 September 2021 10:39 AM
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1440px x 1364px

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