Wolves to Whales

Wolves to Whales

 

Oligocene Whale’s Thoracic Vertebra 3D Model

A 3D model of an Oligocene whale’s thoracic vertebra (part of the backbone) found by Steve Suntok at Muir Beach on Vancouver Island in 2015. Click on the image to see it from every angle. Learn more about the study of this and other whale fossils here.

Whale Fossil Study in 2020

A person taking a photograph of a whale fossil on a table. It is lit by a light overhead.
Four different views of the same fossil thoracic vertebra.
A fossil rock incasing two whale vertebrae.

Images from the Royal BC Museum Mammal Collection

This is a side view of a Dawson’s Caribou (Rangifer tarandus dawsoni) taxidermy mount.
This is a top view of three Yellow-pine Chipmunk study skins.
This is a bottom view of three Yellow-pine Chipmunk study skins.
This is a photograph of two Yellow-pine Chipmunk study skins, one top view, one bottom view.
This is a photograph of a side view of an articulated skeleton of a Domestic Cat (Felis sylvestris)
This is a photograph of a container holding a disarticulated mammal skeleton, with the skull and jaw bones on top.
This is a photograph of three jars containing mammal wet specimens at the Royal BC Museum stacked in a pyramid.
This is a photograph of the fur vault at the Royal BC Museum, showing the storage of furs on shelves and hanging up.
This is a photograph of the front of a grey, metal Royal BC Museum type cabinet.
This is a photograph of a Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus) in the wild.
Black and white photograph of Francis Kermode, in a suit, arms folded across his chest.
This is a photograph of page 1 of a letter from Dr. Hornaday.
This is a photograph of page 2 of a letter from Dr. Hornaday.
A black and white photo of the Kermode Bear in Beacon Hill Park Zoo, Victoria, British Columbia
This is a photograph of the skull of the Beacon Hill Park Kermode Bear.
An black and white illustration of a spotted bat

 

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