In 2017, a gigantic fin whale washed ashore on Texel, which had not survived a blow to a boat. The dead animal made a long way through the sea and eventually washed up on Texel. Now, years later, the skeleton is being put together at Ecomare and that does not go unnoticed by visitors.
Ecomare is busy building the skeleton of a fin whale – NH Nieuws
The aim is to fasten the loose bones within a month, so that it becomes a large skeleton. And that is quite a task, because the beast was about twenty-four meters long. The skeleton therefore takes up a large part of the hall and part of it has therefore been cordoned off. But behind the ribbons, visitors can simply watch the skeleton grow.
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“We have fifteen volunteers who are constantly providing information to the public,” says biologist Pierre Bonnet. The skeleton is already a big crowd puller and that is remarkable, because it is not yet finished. “There are even colleagues who say that we have to take it apart for the public all year round, but I’m really not going to get into that,” Bonnet jokes.
“It’s always exciting whether it will work”
It’s still some hard work, but Bonnet expects the skeleton to be completely assembled within a few weeks. “It is always exciting whether it will work, but we are hopeful,” said the biologist.
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