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Humpback Whale - Gustavus, AK (NPS)

    Glacier Bay National Park

     

    The Whales and Nails crew installed a 46.5-foot Humpback Whale skeleton at Glacier Bay National Park in Gustavus, Alaska. 

    Whale 68, named ‘Snow’, was killed in a collision with a cruise ship in Glacier Bay in 2001. The specimen which was extensively damaged with broken and missing bones, including a smashed skull, was transported from Alaska to Maine for cleaning, repair and articulation.

    In 2014, "Snow" was transported over 10,000 miles back to Alaska and installed in a permanent outdoor exhibit.


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