Otto (died 1897) was a blue whale who beached and died at the Vasse River near Busselton. His skeleton was later salvaged and displayed at the Western Australian Museum in Perth. Otto was named after Otto Lipfert, the museum's taxidermist.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
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- ^ "THE LOCKEVILLE STUD FARM". Western Mail. Vol. XIII, , no. 635. Western Australia. 25 February 1898. p. 39. Retrieved 23 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia</.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Laurie, Victoria (29 January 2020). "Otto the whale claims centre stage at Western Australian Museum". The Australian. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Bell, David (30 January 2020). "Otto's bones are back". The Perth Voice. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Perpitch, Nicholas (15 August 2018). "The WA Museum's beloved blue whale is set to return in a spectacular fashion". ABC News. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Busselton's blue whale skeleton to be star of Perth museum". Margaret River Mail. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.