18th-century whale skeleton found

Museum of London Docklands

Animals are always in the news. This week, it was the turn of a 200-year-old whale , currently on show at the Museum of London Docklands. In homage to our furry and finny friends, this week's quiz is themed around animals in London.
The half-tonne, headless skeleton of a Northern Atlantic right whale, discovered during excavation work at Bay Wharf in Greenwich, has gone on temporary display at the Museum of London Docklands , in Canary Wharf. The whale is believed to have died two centuries ago, and was possibly between 50 and 100 years old when it made the mistake of swimming near to the mouth of the Thames.
A detail of part of a whale skeleton on display at the Museum of London Docklands on September 9, 2010 in London, England. The headless skeleton, belonging to a North Atlantic Right whale, was discovered by archaeologists at Bay Wharf in Greenwich, London, and will go on display at the Docklands Museum until September 14.


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