The Big Dig: Excavating A Blue Whale
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Uploaded by ORATOdotcom on May 29, 2008
In May, an expanded team of UBC researchers and affiliates headed to Prince Edward Island, Canada to retrieve the entire skeleton of a blue whale. First, a trench alongside the whale was dug with an excavator. Using shovels, pickaxes, and other tools, the team is now carefully exposing the carcass and peeling away the remaining skin, flesh, and blubber. The bones are being removed, cleaned, and labeled, ready to be packed in a refrigerated container from CN rail to the skeleton's final resting place: The Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC.
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Hi ORATOdotcom, what a strange excavation project, it is interesting to see the whale currently on display in BC being dug out of the ground. You should consider submitting this to the Canada’s Got Treasures collection by joining our YouTube group (/group/TresorTreasure). It would be made available on our channel and website. Help celebrate Canadian diversity!
Hamish,
Canada's Got Treasures, a VMC initiative
TreasuresTresors 1 year ago
The Whale had actually been buried for 20 years, since 1987. And yes, from all accounts I've heard from people involved, the smell was terrible!
According to Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust, a Professor at UPEI, the decomposition may have been slowed because the ground in the area was mostly clay & sand & may not have contained as much bacteria to encourage decomposition.
Living on PEI, I can also vouch for the fact that for a good portion of the year, the cold temperatures may also play their part.
rramkissoon 3 years ago
I heard that it was buried for 10 years. Did it smell awfully, when it was unearthed? Why didn't it decompose? Thanks for sharing.
spitgalore 3 years ago