Blue Whale: World's largest heart on display in rare exhibition

Burton Lim stands in front of the whale heart at Royal Ontario Museum

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The biggest heart ever seen... The whale heart at Royal Ontario Museum Canada is a rare find, as blue whale carcasses usually sink.

06 Aug
From the section US & Canada

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Why do whales beach themselves? Around 100 whales have beached themselves in New Zealand, rescue workers are trying to help them but why do whales do this?

10 Feb
From the section Animals

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The inspiration for London's blue whale The BBC's Horizon programme has filmed the tagging of blue whales in the Pacific.

13 Jul
From the section Science & Environment

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Museum's blue whale gets a makeover Lorraine Cornish, the head of conservation at London's Natural History Museum, is currently preparing the institution's blue whale skeleton to take up a more prominent position.