Beaked Whale - Capturing Nature Print Size:A4 or recommended for ages 14

or recommended for ages 14 and up

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Beaked Whale - Capturing Nature Print Size:A4 or recommended for ages 14Gerard Krefft leaning out of a gallery window, above a newly prepared skeleton of a Beaked Whale, Mesopladon. A charming moment of history behind the scenes at the Museum, captured by photographer Henry Barnes In the 1870s most field collectors dealt only in animal skins or specimens preserved in spirits. Whole animals were difficult to prepare in the field, and flattened skins were far easier to transport and store. Skeletons were the exception. They