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- Title
Reading the bones.
- Abstract
The article reports on the bones of a bottlenosed whale which was now placed in British Natural History Museum where scientist worked on preserving the bones of mammal. The initial studies on the bones of the mammal had captivated the attention of the world when it became stranded in the River Thames. According to Zoological Society of London, the whale has died of dehydration. They also found the pits in the atlas vertebra, which has not found in other species of the same kind in the museum.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; BEAKED whales; BONES; NATURAL history museums; MAMMALS; ZOOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; DEHYDRATION
- Publication
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association, 2006, Vol 159, Issue 12, p370
- ISSN
0042-4900
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1136/vr.159.12.370-b