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Jangsaengpo Whale Museum displays orca skeleton in South Korea

The Jangsaengpo Whale Museum in Ulsan, South Korea, features a mounted skeleton of an orca (Orcinus orca). As a premier institution for maritime history and cetacean research, the museum houses approximately 1,800 historic documents, biological specimens, and whaling artifacts.

The facility serves to document the historical whaling industry of Ulsan alongside contemporary ocean conservation efforts. Its collection includes remains from various species, such as Bryde’s whales, gray whales, bottlenose dolphins, and finless porpoises.

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Jangsaengpo Whale Museum · South Korea · Ulsan

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Orca (Orcinus orca) Skeleton [gabrielpaladino.com]