The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on New Zealand’s Pitt Island. Another discovery was made at an offshore island in the 1950s, and the bones of a third were found on Chile ...

According to the DOC, the spade-toothed whale was first documented in 1874 from lower jaw and teeth samples collected on Pitt Island, around 500 miles off New Zealand’s west coast.

Marine biologists are examining the remains of what's believed to be a spade-toothed whale, one of the planet’s rarest marine mammals, which washed ashore on a New Zealand beach on July 4.. The ...

Rangers Jim Fyfe and Tūmai Cassidy walk alongside a rare spade-toothed whale on July 5, 2024, after its was found washed ashore on a beach near Otago, New Zealand.

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.

A male spade-toothed whale is seen ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Centre, Mosgiel, near Dunedin, New Zealand, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Derek Morrison) ...

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered what they believe may be a rare spade-toothed whale - a creature that's never been spotted alive at sea. A mysterious creature washed up on a beach in ...

In addition to New Zealand, spade-toothed whale remains have also been found in Chile. The whale found on July 4 has been moved to cold storage to preserve the remains until the involved agencies ...

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ...

The spade-toothed whale, also known as Mesoplodon traversii, was first denoted as a distinct species within the beaked whale family in 1874, after a piece of its jaw was found on Pitt Island, ...

According to the DOC, the spade-toothed whale was first documented in 1874 from lower jaw and teeth samples collected on Pitt Island, around 500 miles off New Zealand’s west coast.