[Teleport] Blue Whale Skeleton, Santa Cruz
- by zhaojing1834
- 2018-01-16
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by Zhao Jing
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The 87-foot blue whale skeleton is one of the largest skeletons of any kind.
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When Ms Blue died in 1979, she washed ashore north of Santa Cruz.
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She is only one of four blue whale skeletons on display in North America.
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She's displayed at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center.
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The total pre-whaling blue whale population was only 6000.
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By 1970 she was one of only 2000 blue whales in the entire North Pacific.