Hi All,<div>Can anyone tell me the weight of a humpback whale skull? </div><div><br></div><div>At UAM we are salvaging a beach cast humpback and will use a helicopter to sling the skull off the beach and up a steep bluff, <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.adn.com_alaska-2Dnews_wildlife_2016_07_07_the-2Dcarcass-2Dof-2Dhumpback-2Dwhale-2Doriginally-2Ddiscovered-2Dnear-2Dhope-2Dhas-2Dre-2Demerged-2Don-2Dan-2Danchorage-2Dbeach_&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=x4mb6q3NxrcQCjRPSnNANKCTPnuvDcAHZ4me_BYTIiM&s=dXKtVMqUg4fwBfkbtq33FRcMDhUGktuAVixWwTX9uPQ&e=">http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/wildlife/2016/07/07/the-carcass-of-humpback-whale-originally-discovered-near-hope-has-re-emerged-on-an-anchorage-beach/</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>The helicopter crew needs an accurate estimate for the weight of the skull to be certain they can lift it. Have any of you weighed your whale skulls?</div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Aren</div><br><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Aren Gunderson<br>Mammals Collection Manager<div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.uaf.edu_museum&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=x4mb6q3NxrcQCjRPSnNANKCTPnuvDcAHZ4me_BYTIiM&s=NvwK9l1op4SEn_apRFw8WdW69xxOwTkHGKWI8DOduKU&e=" target="_blank">University of Alaska Museum of the North</a></div><div>907 Yukon Drive</div><div>Fairbanks, AK 99775<br><a href="mailto:amgunderson@alaska.edu" target="_blank">amgunderson@alaska.edu</a><br>907-474-6947<br><span> </span></div></div><br>