Inspired by Pluvialis’ post on the finback whale skeleton exhibited at Cambridge, I took this picture of a blue whale mounted in front of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived on this planet. I have been fortunate enough to see several from boats in the Santa Barbara Channel. When they come up for a breath it seems to take forever for their great length to roll by as they head back underwater.
Nice Reid, I remember it well from when I was young. It, and the pendulum and the mounted rattlesnake that shook its tail when you pushed the button. Fun museum!