Scientists dissect world’s rarest whale, reveal cause of death and more ‘remarkable’ findings
Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert ...
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The World's Rarest Whale Has Been Dissected For The First Time, And Here's What Was Discovered In The Process
Back in July, a mysterious whale carcass washed ashore on the South Island of New Zealand. It was 16 feet long and weighed ...
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Scientists Just Dissected the World’s Rarest Whale in New Zealand. Here’s What They Found
Only seven spade-toothed whales have ever been identified, and the species has never been seen alive. After one washed ashore ...
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‘A really stocky, powerful-looking little animal:’ Scientists are gaining precious clues about the world’s rarest whale
The spade-toothed whale is a member of the beaked whale family, which gets its name for its “dolphin-like” snouts, according to the DOC. They are a diverse and elusive group of mammals ...
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New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world’s rarest whale died from head injuries
The first dissection of a spade-toothed whale, a type of beaked whale, was completed last week after a painstaking examination at a research center near the New Zealand city of Dunedin ...