The province of Newfoundland and Labrador is in the process of putting together a network of tourist pavilions along the east coast of the island of Newfoundland. These are being located in some of the smaller towns including Triton, King's Point, Middle Arm and LaScie. These buildings are to serve as Visitor Information Centers and are to focus on the local interests including whale watching and iceberg watching. A mounted skeleton of a different species of whale is to be included in each pavilion. Palcoprep has been contracted to prepare and mount the first two whale skeletons. The first was a Sperm Whale for the pavilion in Triton. This specimen is 38 feet long, and was completed in 2008. The second was the skeleton of a Humpback Whale for the pavilion in King's Point. This specimen is 45 feet long and was completed in 2009.
The following images illustrate the work that took place on the Triton Sperm Whale. It was quite a job... First the bones were transported from Newfoundland to Drumheller. The bones all had to be cleaned and sorted to determine whether any were missing. Then a structural steel armature had to be constructed to support the mounted skeleton. Some of the missing components had to be sculpted and painted. When everything was complete, the skeleton had to be knocked down and packaged for transport back to Newfoundland and the eventual installation. Everything went smoothly and the finished mount looks really good.
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