Balaena Cup

Balaena
Cup

Caffè-Tè Cup (ceramic). The cup is illustrated twice – on front and back – with the same fossil animal and related scientifc information. That is why the cups are equally suitable for right-handers and left-handers! Moreover, they are educational and pedagogically applicable.

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SKU: 901505-2

 

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Height: 10 cm
Diameter: 8.5 cm
Capacity: 300 ml
Weight: 335 g

 

PALAEOLOVE artwork and art wares are recognizable due to their scientifically accurate visualisation that is accompanied by sound, science-based information. Our products are designed in Switzerland and analogously & digitally handmade in Switzerland and other European countries under the guidance of experts, true to the motto: «Science meets Design»!

The abbreviation «MIO» (= million, after the German national standard DIN 5008) – occasionally found on our goods and product pages to indicate the geological age of fossil taxa – is equivalent to «MYA» (= million years ago).

 

Depicted Animal

Balaena mysticetus  LINNAEUS, 1758
18 M    

Common names: (English • Deutsch • Français • Español) - Bowhead whale • Grönlandwal • Baleine boréale • Ballena de Groenlandia
Systematics: Balaenidae, Mysticeti, Cetacea, Cetartiodactyla, Laurasiatheria, Placentalia, Mammalia
Habitat: marine; pelagic

The dark-coloured bowhead whale is a filter-feeder inhabiting eutrophic Arctic and sub-Arctic waters during the entire year. The species has the largest mouth of all animals. The filter-feeder system (baleen) in the mouth is used to strain plankton like krill and other crustaceans. The whale is a slow swimmer, can dive up to 40 minutes and uses underwater sounds for communication. Weight: 75 (males) to 100 tons (females). Life span: 150 to 200 years.

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