Moby

Description

Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, adult (44 years), male, skeleton of 'Moby', beached at Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 31 March 1997

Museum reference

Z.1997.35

Collection

Mammals

Scientific name(s)

species: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 - Sperm whale

Specimen details

Specimen form: Skeleton
Sex: Male
Phase: Adult

Collection place(s)

Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Herman, Jerry S. (NMS)
Collector: Howard, Philip (NMS), 1991 - 2001 (fl.)
Collector: Bland, Keith P., Dr (NMS)
Summers, Peter (NMS)
Collector: Lothian, Alan (NMS)

Exhibitions

• Turner Prize 2009 (06 Oct 2009 - 03 Jan 2010)
  Tate Britain

References

Mendes S. et al., 2006, Oecologia, 151, 605-615

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 1