Beluga whale bones the
remains of a fishery here in the 1930's. Belugas are
toothed whales, the toothless sockets in the lower
jaw can be seen in the detached jaw in the center of
the picture. The larger bones are the skulls of two
whales, the blowhole (actually the nostril) can be
seen on top of each skull.
Belugas are large animals though medium sized as
toothed whales go at about 5m (16 feet) in length
and 1,000 - 1,500 kg when adult, toothed whales are
small when compared to the much larger baleen
whales.
77° 33.3' N, 15°
00' E
Picture
copyright Paul Ward |
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