Thames whale comes to Museum

2006

The bones of the northern bottle-nosed whale, <em>Hyperoodon ampullatus</em> , that was stranded in the river Thames, will&nbsp;be added to&nbsp;the Natural History Museum&#39;s research collection.

The bones of the northern bottle-nosed whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus , that was stranded in the river Thames, will be added to the Natural History Museum's research collection.

The Sun newspaper launched a campaign to raise money towards the cost of preparing and storing the bones at the Museum.