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Garðar Einarsson

Thumbs Up for Flipper Oddity

In July 2023, researchers from the Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute spotted a rare striped dolphin in the Gulf of Corinth with deformed flippers resembling thumbs.

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Eva Káradóttir

Holiday Closing Announcement

Dear valued visitors, As the holiday season approaches, we would like to inform you that the Húsavík Whale Museum will be closed for the festive

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Heiðar Hrafn Halldórsson

Ocean Films Húsavík 2023

Ocean Films Húsavík is scheduled to occur at the Húsavík Whale Museum during the evenings of August 18th and 19th (from 7 to 11 pm

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Exhibition update.

Today we took down Renata Ortega´s art exhibition that has been on display since middle of 2018. Originally the exhibition was supposed to stay until

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Heiðar Hrafn Halldórsson

End of summer

Húsavík Whale Museum’s attendance numbers from June-August 2020 were 11.500. That’s roughly 1/3 of the visitor numbers during the summer months of 2019. When the

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Heiðar Hrafn Halldórsson

Announcement

Dear guests Following an updated government plan on maximum number of people at one place and social distancing requirements the staff of the Húsavík Whale

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