Although the conservation of our whale specimens has drawn to a close, there’s still a hub of activity in the ‘whale aisle’. This week, we had an opportunity to finally uncover the Sperm Whale mandible as it was featured in a new BBC Nature Series, ‘Secrets of Bones’. To see the specimen for the first time, under natural light without the shelter of scaffolding was a real delight.
The conservation team was eager to oversee the action and learn about the process of putting a documentary together. Ben Garrod, evolutionary biologist, used the museum specimens to look at the evolution of the mandible and its diversity in nature. The beautiful Sperm Whale jaw is an excellent example of this.
The series will be televised in February 2014, and we’re excited to see if we made it on-screen!
The re-installation of the remaining skeletons is expected to happen in 2 weeks…
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