Britain’s Natural History Museum unveils huge whale skeleton
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LONDON — Britain’s Natural History Museum in London suspended a gigantic skeleton of a blue whale in its main entrance Thursday, drawing attention to vanishing species in an environment under strain.
Scientists named the 25.2-meter (82-foot) whale Hope,’ recognizing the role of science in safeguarding the environment. The immense creature seems to fly over the atrium and its visitors — a visible reminder of nature’s power.
“It is our hope for the future that we can use good science and good evidence to make the right kind of decisions about these big environmental issues,” said Michael Dixon, the museum’s director.
The whale replaced the much-loved Dippy, a dinosaur cast in plaster that graced the entryway for decades. Although the replica of a diplodocus attained the status of an icon, the museum believed a real specimen better suited their mission to study and conserve the planet.
