The whale is modeled from a partial skeleton, which includes 13 vertebrae, four ribs and one hip bone. Each vertebra weighs more than 220 pounds, and its ribs measure nearly 5 feet long.

Fossils from Peru suggest a giant whale that lived roughly 39 million years ago may have been at least as ... The colossal whale's skeleton was unusually dense — reaching between 5 to 8 ...

A team lifted the orca skeleton up into the air. Picture: The Historic Dockyard Chatham. Prior to the opening, the team has been busy transporting giant artefacts from 300 miles away in Falmouth ...

In this corner, weighing up to 190 metric tons, is the blue whale. This behemoth still swimming in Earth’s oceans is the current titleholder for the heaviest animal to ever exist — living or ...

KUCHING: A 13m-long whale skeleton is set to go on display following its acquisition by the Sarawak Museum Department.

The blue whale may no longer be the largest animal ever. The 37-million-year-old fossil bones were so large, experts thought they were boulders.

Despite being the largest animals on the planet, blue whales are still no match for giant tankers and accidental ship strikes. ... The blue whale skeleton has been on display since 2000.

Whale sharks are the world’s largest shark, but only just – they have some relatively stiff competition. At 12.3 metres long, the basking shark, Cetorhinus maximus, comes in a close second.Then ...