[Nhcoll-l] Adult male humpback whale skeleton with pelvic bones and sternum

[Heather Janetzki]

Dear Collection Managers,
I was wondering if any museum has an adult male humpback skeleton in their collection in particular, sternum and pelvic bones. The Queensland Museum is working with the Canadian company "Cetacea" on a project to put an articulated mature male humpback skeleton on display in Queensland.  The skeleton is missing its pelvic bones and sternum.  We are looking to have these replicated for interpretation and hoping to either find pre-existing digital scans of the pelvic bones and sternum from another mature male humpback skeleton or original bones as reference. We have an adult female specimen from the South Australian Museum and while size differences, wondering if there are any changes to their shape we should note.
Kind regards,
Heather

Heather Janetzki
Collection Manager (Mammals/Birds)
Biodiversity Program
[Description: QM]
PO Box 3300 | South Brisbane BC | Queensland 4101 | Australia
t. 07 31534426 | southbank.qm.qld.gov.au<http://www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au/>

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