Harbour porpoise skeleton. Porpoises have a bulbous head, no external ear flaps, a non-flexible neck, a torpedo shaped body, limbs modified into flippers, and a tail fin. Their skull has small eye orbits, small, blunt snouts, and eyes placed on the sides of the head.

Rearticulated whale skeletons have tremendous educational and scientific value. They provide opportunities to study the evolution, comparative anatomy, and bone disorders of these animals. As you’ll notice in the images below, some whales have obvious and predictable asymmetry in …

The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of the smallest and most common cetaceans. Harbor porpoises weigh between 61-77kg (135-170lbs) and are usually 1.5-1.7m (5-5.5ft) long. They are found in northern temperate to sub-arctic waters most often in shallower bays or …

This skeleton was donated to the Hatfield Marine Science Center by a professor at Portland State University. This is the smallest-toothed whale in Oregon. They can be timid and try to avoid surfacing near boats or bow riding, which many other species of porpoises are known to do.

Detailed annotated images of the musculoskeletal system of a harbor porpoise are shown below. CLICK on an image to see an enlarged view.

Study of a porpoise skeleton, with details of its anatomy, based upon the dissection of the cetacean. This commenced at Garraway’s coffee-house and concluded at Gresham College in London, the first home of the Royal Society. The mammal was most likely the Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena.

Jan 28, 2025 · Cutting-edge technology in a lab at Florida Atlantic University was used to digitize the skeleton of the rarest marine mammal in the world, a porpoise called the vaquita, ensuring that the...

Dr Anne-Claire Fabre and Dr Anthony Herrel, experts in anatomy, were invited to lead the initial dissection of the 192-centimetre-long spectacled porpoise. Focusing on an examination of the animal's musculature, their work left the internal organs and …

3-D animation of a harbour porpoise How to build a 3D harbour porpoise skeleton model A harbour porpoise skeleton has first been investigated with computed tomography (CT) imaging systems. Different specimens were scanned at the Veterinary Institute of the University of Liège.

Skeletons of two Alaskan porpoises, Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus) and Phocoenoides dalli (True), have recently been mounted in the United States National Museum. Before these skeletons were placed on exhibition the photographs were made that are reproduced on the plate accompanying this article.