Balaena Pin Solid Sterling Silver

Balaena Pin
Solid Sterling Silver

Lovely Pin in Solid Raw Sterling Silver (fineness 925/1000), mechanically reworked to reveal classic beauty and slight texture. Pin needle with safety closure in Sterling Silver.

149.80 CHF 149.80 CHF

Delivery time: 3-4 weeks


SKU: 900501

 

Pin

Length: 3 cm
Width: 1.5 cm
Thickness: 0.2 cm
Weight: 2 g

 

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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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