Pygmy Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda

The Blue Whale is the largest living creature on the planet. It is found in all the world's oceans. The Antarctic Blue Whale grows up to 30 metres in length and can weigh more than 160 tonnes.

The skeleton displayed was prepared from an 18.7-metre male Blue Whale, beached near Lorne, Victoria, on 5 May 1992. This specimen has been assigned to the subspecies known as the Pygmy Blue Whale, which is a smaller form. It is by far the largest animal displayed at the museum.