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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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A rare whale spotted dead for first time
FOX 13's Mark Wilson reports on a dead spade tooth whale, which has before been seen alive, washing ashore dead in New Zeeland.
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Dolphins may use their teeth to hear underwater
The teeth of dolphins and other toothed whales are connected to a uniquely thick bundle of nerve fibres, which might play a ...
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Incredibly Rare Spade-Toothed Whale Dissected for the First Time Ever
Vestigial teeth and nine stomach chambers were just a few of the surprises waiting inside the spade-toothed whale. Photo: NZ Dept. of Conservation Scientists recently cut into the body of a spade ...
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Scientists, Māori experts uncover new insights into rare spade-toothed whale
The spade-toothed whale is among the rarest and least-studied of whales. Until recently, only six records of the species ...
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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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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 said Friday. The first dissection of a spade-toothed whale ...
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New Zealand scientists suspect specimen of world’s rarest whale died from head injuries
Scientists suspect the first complete specimen ever recorded of the world’s rarest whale died from head injuries, an expert said Friday. The first dissection of a spade-toothed whale ...
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World’s rarest whale had never been dissected — until now. Here’s what was discovered
Scientists in New Zealand recently performed the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale. They made a number of discoveries. Photo from the Department of Conservation This summer ...