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Since 1872, only seven were ever seen: World's rarest whale goes under the surgeon's knife
Scientists don't know why spade-toothed whales have never been spotted in the wild or where in the ocean they live. All beaked whales have different stomach systems, and researchers don't know how ...
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This whale species is so rare it’s never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries
Van Helden has studied beaked whales for 35 years, but Monday was the first time he has participated in a dissection of the spade-toothed variety. In fact, the careful study of the creature ...
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World’s rarest whale had never been dissected — until now. Here’s what was discovered
Spade-toothed whales, a type of beaked whale, were first discovered in 1874 after a jaw bone was found in New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. Since then, just a handful of specimens have been found ...
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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 ...
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This whale species is so rare it’s never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries
“I can’t tell you how extraordinary it is,” said a joyful Anton van Helden, senior marine science adviser for New Zealand’s conservation agency, who gave the spade-toothed whale its name to ...
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This whale species is so rare it's never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries
Van Helden has studied beaked whales for 35 years, but Monday was the first time he has participated in a dissection of the spade-toothed variety. In fact, the careful study of the creature ...