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This is a 440-pound heart from a blue whale, the largest known animal to ever exist. The heart was so large that technicians had to douse it in 1,000 gallons of formaldehyde. Read more about it here: smithsonianmag.com/travel/pain…
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The Painstaking Process of Preserving a 400-Pound Blue Whale Heart
This massive specimen is now on display in Canada’s Royal Ontario MuseumJennifer Nalewicki (Smithsonian Magazine)
