About This BlogFollow along as Glacier Bay collaborates with well known Alaska Articulation Specialist, Lee Post, to articulate a rare killer whale calf skeleton. Killer Whale Articulation Begins
September 23, 2013
On August 26, 2005 a juvenile, female killer whale (11ft. 8in.) stranded and died on Young Island in lower Glacier Bay. The necropsy revealed probable cause of death to be a large fish hook embedded in the whale's esophagus. Between 2005 and 2006, the Park collected and cleaned the entire skeleton in preparation for future articulation. 
This project is a collaboration between Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska Geographic, the Gustavus Community Library, Gustavus School, bone specialist Lee Post, and many Gustavus community volunteers. |
Last updated: April 14, 2015