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Whale takes center stage at National Museum

dc.contributor.authorVillanueva, Rhodina
dc.coverage.spatialTorrijosen
dc.coverage.spatialBohol Seaen
dc.coverage.spatialSulu Seaen
dc.coverage.spatialBatanesen
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T20:58:42Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T20:58:42Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-17
dc.identifier.citationVillanueva, R. (2019, February 17). Whale takes center stage at National Museum. The Philippine Star, pp. 1, 10.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/6739
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPhilippine Star Printing Co., Inc.en
dc.relation.urihttps://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/02/17/1894414/whale-takes-center-stage-national-museumen
dc.subjectmuseumsen
dc.subjectmarine mammalsen
dc.subjectskeletonen
dc.subjectosteologyen
dc.titleWhale takes center stage at National Museumen
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journalTitleThe Philippine Staren
dc.citation.spage1en
dc.citation.epage10en
local.seafdecaqd.controlnumberPS20190217_1en
local.seafdecaqd.extractTo celebrate World Whale Day, the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in Rizal Park, Manila, yesterday unveiled to the public its newest permanent display: the Marinduque Sperm Whale. “At the Hyundai Philippines Entrance Hall of the NMNH was the Marinduque Sperm Whale, a 13.25-meter (43.5 feet) long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) skeleton suspended from the ceiling,” the National Museum said in a statement. “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.en
local.subject.personalNamede Guzman, Porferio
local.subject.personalNameMatienzo, Luciano
local.subject.personalNameMelvilles, Herman
local.subject.corporateNameNational Museum of Natural History (NMNH)en
local.subject.scientificNamePhyseter macrocephalusen


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