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Blubber of a blue whale (''Balaenoptera musculus'').

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English: Blubber of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Collected from a specimen stranded in 1992 on a beach at Cathedral Rock, 5 km NE of Lorne, near Melbourne. This specific whale is a pygmy blue whale, Balaenoptera m. brevicauda. Read more about the stranding and collection of the whale here: https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/articles/14968
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Author Museums Victoria
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1992 date refers to specimen collection. Individual photograph creation dates are not available in source.

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