Marinduque sperm whale, now a permanent display at National Museum 5 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Erma EderaIn celebration of World Whale Day, the National Museum unveiled to the public the “Marinduque Sperm Whale ” skeleton, a 43.5-feet long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) suspended from the ceiling of the National Museum of Natural History as its newest permanent display in Rizal Park, Manila on Saturday. “The story of how the skeleton of the whale came to the National Museum began in 1994, when a report from Porferio de Guzman of Barangay Buangan, Torrijos, Marinduque regarding a sperm whale found on the beach there was received,” the National Museum said in a statement. The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale in the world. “Twenty-four years later, the Marinduque Sperm Whale will now welcome visitors to the National Museum of Natural History as they walk through its doors,” the National Museum said.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 17, 2019 09:22 UTC