Inside the Whale Warehouse!

Inside the Whale Warehouse! with tags the field museum, chicago field museum, science, biology (field of study), biology, education, museums, animals, history, natural history, field museum of natural history (museum), culture, documentary, the brain scoop, brain scoop, emily graslie, species, chicago (city/town/village), museum (building function), whale, whales, national museum of natural history, nmnh, smithsonian nmnh, narwhal, narwhal tusk, cetacean, baleen, ambergris, blue whale, vaquita

Whales are fascinating! They're also, oftentimes, absolutely gigantic-- which makes storing them in a museum collection quite challenging. We had the chance to visit the Smithsonian's "Whale Warehouse" to chat with Curator of Marine Mammals Dr. Michael McGowen, and learn more about the incredible specimens housed in this unique space.More from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History: The Wonderful World of Worms: https://youtu.be/FQcaddtnFqgThis video is brought to you through a collaboration with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Field Museum, in Chicago, IL. ---------------------------------------------------------------------Come hang out in our Subreddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/thebrainscoop/Instagram.com/egraslieTwitters: @ehmeeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/thebrainscoopTumblr: thebrainscoop.tumblr.comWe have a Newsletter! Sign up for updates!: http://bit.ly/2oYTY6p---------------------------------------------------------------------Producer, Writer, Creator, Host:Emily GraslieProducer, Camera, Director:Sheheryar AhsanProducer, Editor, Graphics:Brandon BrungardCamera:Katie ClearyInterview with:Dr. Michael McGowen, Curator of Marine Mammals, NMNHSpecial thanks:Jim Wood, Ryan Lavery, Anna Torres--------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is filmed on location at the Smithsonian's Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD, and the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.http://www.fieldmuseum.orghttps://naturalhistory.si.edu/