At first glance, a whale skeleton might seem like a mere relic of the past. However, that of KOBO, a blue whale, reveals an unexpected surprise. Despite its death more than twenty years ago, its ...

Timed to coincide with the installation of the skeleton of a young blue whale in the museum’s main entrance hall (replacing the iconic Diplodocus skeleton cast), the exhibition explains how ...

Mar. 15—The 47-foot fin whale that washed up on the Anchorage mudflats in November, drawing hundreds of visitors and becoming a citywide phenomenon, has found a permanent home at a Wasilla museum.