Fin Whale, Finback Whale, Finback Whale
name: label: Discipline
content: Vertebrate Zoology
notes: label: Description
content: This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
label: Notes
content: This item is a 3D print of an ear wax plug from a Fin Whale. Fin Whales belong to the group of baleen whales (whales with baleen plates that serve as teeth, which help them feed on tiny plankton). These whales build up the wax in their ear canals over time, which creates the earplug. The earplugs can be used as an aging tool, as indicators of the specimen's health and stress levels, and as indicators of the health of the specimen's ecosystem, through chemical markers that are present in the earwax. This 3D print is green in color and measures approximately 11 cm x 4 cm x 2 cm in size.
label: Number of objects in this record
content: 1
label: Record Last Modified
content: 9 Sep 2018
topic: label: Topic
content: Education & Outreach
setName: label: See more items in
content: Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
publisher: label: Scientific Name
content: Balaenoptera physalus
identifier: label: USNM Number
content: EO401759
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Education and Outreach collections
taxonomicName: label: Taxonomy
content: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Eutheria, Cetacea, Mysticeti, Balaenopteridae