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Tag Archives: blue whale
Awe Inspiring
Following thousands of hours of labour, design and toil…Tallulah is complete. And she is MAGNIFICENT!)
Assembling the whale puzzle begins!
Now that all of Tallulah’s parts have been safely moved into the Water Gallery, it’s time to start setting her up! The first stages have gone relatively smoothly, just a few little technical difficulties with some of the equipment, but … Continue reading
Do you smell something?
It’s no secret that Tallulah has a bit of a body odour problem. Despite multiple treatments to try and prevent this from happening, Tallulah’s bones continue to leak oil because of the high amount of fat concentration found in whales. … Continue reading
Tallulah moves in
The process of moving Tallulah, the 65 foot blue whale that will go on display in the new Water Gallery, is complete and went off without a hitch! The move itself was contracted out to a professional moving company to … Continue reading
Tallulah gets ready…
The highlight of the upcoming water gallery is undoubtedly Tallulah, the 65 foot blue whale. I went to visit her (well, parts of her!) in the labs this week to see how preparation for moving her into the gallery is … Continue reading
