Quang Ngai, July 3 -- The Vietnam Records Organisation (VietKings) has officially recognised two reconstructed whale skeletons housed at Lang Tan relic site on Ly Son island district (now Ly Son Special Zone), the central province of Quang Ngai as the largest of their kind in Vietnam.

The record, awarded on June 20, highlights the Lang Tan relic site in Ly Son as the site preserving and exhibiting two ancient whale skeletons, each dating back 250-300 years.

The larger skeleton, measuring 22 metres in length, is locally known as Dong Dinh Dai Vuong, while the smaller, 18 metres long, is referred to as Duc Ngu Nhi Vi Ton Than. Each includes 50 vertebrae, 28 ribs, and a complete skull.

In 2020, Ly Son authorities launched a restoration pr...