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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
The spade-toothed whale is part of the beaked whale family and is considered the rarest whale in the world. Previously, it had only been seen by humans on six occasions-always dead and never under ...
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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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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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World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species
Then in 2010, two whole spade-toothed whales, both dead, washed up on a New Zealand beach. Firstly mistaken for one of New Zealand’s 13 other more common types of beaked whale, tissue samples ...
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'World's rarest whale' washes up on NZ beach
The whale was found near an ... identified by scientists as a spade-toothed whale - a species so rare it has never been seen alive. The five-metre long, beaked creature's identity was determined ...
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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 ...