American Museum Of Natural History's Iconic Blue Whale Gets Annual Cleaning
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - It's a whale of a spring cleaning job.
The iconic blue whale at the American Museum of Natural History was getting its annual scrub-down Tuesday.
Staffers used a cherry picker to hoist themselves in the air and vaccuum cleaners with long-handled brushes to clean up the whale.
The whale was installed in 1969. It weighs 21,000 pounds.