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Back in July, a mysterious whale carcass washed ashore on the South Island of New Zealand. It was 16 feet long and weighed ...
Scientists in New Zealand began dissecting a rare spade-toothed whale on Monday. AP Photo/Derek Morrison. Van Helden has studied beaked whales for 35 years, but Monday was the first time he has ...
The spade-toothed whale, Mesoplodon traversi, is the world's rarest whale. Since 1872, only seven specimens have been found, and none have ever been sighted alive at sea.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted.Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of scientists ...
A rare spade-toothed whale, on July 5, 2024, after its was found washed ashore on a beach near Otago, New Zealand. (Department of Conservation via AP) ...
“Considered to be the most famous humpback whale in the world, Migaloo may be the only pure white adult humpback whale alive ...