Comments on: Fin Whale Necropsy May 2009 http://whalegeek.com Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:12:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Amy http://whalegeek.com/gallery/fin-whale-necropsy-may-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7312 Amy Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:52:24 +0000 http://whalegeek.com/?page_id=156#comment-7312 I was tempted to touch the baleen and upper jaw, but was leery of what bacteria might have been growing on a dead whale. I completely agree that it was quite an experience! I was tempted to touch the baleen and upper jaw, but was leery of what bacteria might have been growing on a dead whale. I completely agree that it was quite an experience!

]]> By: Dana http://whalegeek.com/gallery/fin-whale-necropsy-may-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7307 Dana Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:24:14 +0000 http://whalegeek.com/?page_id=156#comment-7307 I did see the whale and i agree the smell is something i will always remember..It was very sad but i also just had to see and touch the whale..It was quite an experience to be part of this incident.. I did see the whale and i agree the smell is something i will always remember..It was very sad but i also just had to see and touch the whale..It was quite an experience to be part of this incident..

]]> By: The Perils of Being A Whale http://whalegeek.com/gallery/fin-whale-necropsy-may-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-7289 The Perils of Being A Whale Thu, 28 May 2009 02:54:55 +0000 http://whalegeek.com/?page_id=156#comment-7289 [...] them here. Just please, be aware of what’s in here because it’s graphic stuff. View the fin whale necropsy photos - viewer be [...] [...] them here. Just please, be aware of what’s in here because it’s graphic stuff. View the fin whale necropsy photos – viewer be [...]

]]> By: Amy http://whalegeek.com/gallery/fin-whale-necropsy-may-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6987 Amy Mon, 25 May 2009 04:38:40 +0000 http://whalegeek.com/?page_id=156#comment-6987 It was, yes. Much of the soft tissue was gone when I got there, maybe 3-4 hours after the process seemed to being (based on what I could see from the whale watch boat at 10 on our way out that morning). I am not sure what was being done with with the guts, but the skeleton was to be buried so that Mother Nature would take care of "cleaning it" so it could later find its way to a museum or something. Definitely a reminder of how things can change in an instant, especially since this was such a young whale. Amy It was, yes. Much of the soft tissue was gone when I got there, maybe 3-4 hours after the process seemed to being (based on what I could see from the whale watch boat at 10 on our way out that morning). I am not sure what was being done with with the guts, but the skeleton was to be buried so that Mother Nature would take care of “cleaning it” so it could later find its way to a museum or something. Definitely a reminder of how things can change in an instant, especially since this was such a young whale.

Amy

]]> By: Susan http://whalegeek.com/gallery/fin-whale-necropsy-may-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-6965 Susan Mon, 25 May 2009 01:48:10 +0000 http://whalegeek.com/?page_id=156#comment-6965 Wow. Was the big machine scooping out the guts and taking them away. It sure is reminder of how transient we all are. Susan Wow. Was the big machine scooping out the guts and taking them away. It sure is reminder of how transient we all are.

Susan

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