Dr. Michael Moore of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute recently visited the Marion Natural History Museum's after school group.

Moore introduced students to a little of Marion's whaling history, including the use of the museum's harpoon and baleen.

The students also had a chance to ask questions and theorize why Sippican Harbor had the first recorded visit from a humpback whale this fall.

The kids also enjoyed learning about "bubble-netting" and how drones are being used to observe whale behavior close up.