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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN19d
Scientists Just Dissected the World’s Rarest Whale in New Zealand. Here’s What They FoundOnly seven spade-toothed whales have ever been identified, and the species has never been seen alive. After one washed ashore ...
Chip Chick on MSN8d
The World's Rarest Whale Has Been Dissected For The First Time, And Here's What Was Discovered In The ProcessBack in July, a mysterious whale carcass washed ashore on the South Island of New Zealand. It was 16 feet long and weighed ...
The Associated Press on MSN22d
New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world's rarest whale died from head injuriesScientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries.
A most rare whale was found beached in New Zealand ... But those found intact on the beaches of New Zealand's North Island were buried before DNA testing could verify their identification ...
The spade-toothed whale is among the rarest and least-studied of whales. Until recently, only six records of the species ...
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 ...
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