"By making the size, scale and intricate detail of sea mammals accessible to a wide audience, the artistic work of Cetacea makes a significant contribution towards public appreciation of these magnificent animals and
therefore ultimately their conservation."
therefore ultimately their conservation."
- Dr. Volker Deeke, Centre for Wildlife Conservation, University of Cumbria, UK
Skeletons
Cetacea's signature exhibit, the largest internally and dynamically mounted skeleton on display in the world, is a dramatically lunge-feeding 80 foot blue whale. This skeleton is housed at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC. Three Pacific white-sided dolphins, two Steller sea lions, a minke whale and a killer whale are held within the Marine Mammal Skeleton Project at UBC's Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory. Traveling back in time, across the road from the Beaty Biodiversity Museum, the cast replica of a 42' prehistoric elasmosaurus is on display in the main atrium of the Pacific Museum of the Earth. Skeletons of a 60 foot fin whale, bald eagle, sea lion, large male orca (T44) and a juvenile humpback are on display at the Killer Whale Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove, BC. Cetacea feels passionately that each articulated skeleton provides unique learning experiences, raising awareness and allowing people of all ages to connect intimately with the natural world. Click on the photos below for more information about each Cetacea project.
