When a blue whale washed up on the shores of Newfoundland in 2014, it was a rare opportunity for scientists to learn more about the largest animal on Earth. However, preserving the heart of the whale posed a unique challenge. The heart of a blue whale can weigh over 200kg and is roughly the size of a small car. Yet, mammalogy technicians at the Royal Ontario Museum were able to … [Read more...] about How Scientists Preserved a 200kg Blue Whale Heart
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A Preserved Great White Shark Carcass Was Discovered In A Closed Wildlife Park
It's amazing the things people leave behind when they're packing up and abandoning a place for good, but 'preserved carcass of great white shark' has got to be up there. If you ever go to a wildlife park you'd probably expect most of the animals there to still be alive and kicking, albeit at a safe distance so they can't harm people, but one place had a giant shark sitting … [Read more...] about A Preserved Great White Shark Carcass Was Discovered In A Closed Wildlife Park
A 30 Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Has Been Preserved In A Pristine Piece Of Amber
Embedded within a clear piece of amber, a small praying mantis sits at attention, frozen forever in time. The object, which is just over one inch tall, sold for $6,000 in 2016 through Heritage Auctions. The pristine piece of Dominican Republic amber provides a unique glimpse at this amazing mantis. The amber itself derives from the extinct Hymenaea protera, a … [Read more...] about A 30 Million-Year-Old Praying Mantis Has Been Preserved In A Pristine Piece Of Amber
Guts Reveal the Last Meal of an Amazingly Preserved Bog Body from 2,400 Years Ago
A very unhappy man was slaughtered, maybe as a human sacrifice, and abandoned in a Danish swamp around 2,400 years ago. For our benefit, his peculiar manner of passing away meant that his remains was naturally mummified and preserved in astonishing shape, giving us distinct insights into his look and way of life. In a recent study, which was published in the journal Antiquity, … [Read more...] about Guts Reveal the Last Meal of an Amazingly Preserved Bog Body from 2,400 Years Ago
A Pristine Piece of Amber Has a Praying Mantis That is 30 Million Years Old Preserved in it
A tiny praying mantis is imbedded inside a clear piece of amber, poised and frozen in place. The object, which is just over one inch tall, sold for $6,000 in 2016 through Heritage Auctions. The immaculate chunk of Dominican Republic amber provides a unique glimpse at this amazing mantis. The extinct Hymenaea protera, a prehistoric leguminous tree, is where the amber itself … [Read more...] about A Pristine Piece of Amber Has a Praying Mantis That is 30 Million Years Old Preserved in it