DIMENSIONS OF KIDNEY 4SI 



WEIGHT OF THE KIDNEY 



A few kidneys of small Fin whales were weighed (Table V) on the flensing platform. 



After the left kidney had been removed from the body it was cut up into manageable 



sections and weighed piecemeal with a spring balance. The method is, of course, only 



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10 20 



Length of Body (Metres) 



Fig. 36. Foetal Fin whales. Length of body and kidney numbers (left kidney). 



a rough one. A certain amount of the serous mesentery was inevitably adherent to the 

 organ, so that each of these weighings is probably in excess of the true value. The 

 weighings were of necessity carried out in a very short time and under considerable 

 difficulty. 



