The world’s “rarest whale” washed up on a beach in New Zealand. DOC / SWNS According to the New Zealand DOC, this finding marks the third-ever intact spade-toothed whale.

Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one knows how many there are, what they eat, or even where they live in the vast expanse of the southern ...

World's rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species The five-meter-long creature, a type of beaked whale, was identified after it washed ashore on an ...

The body of a spade-toothed whale -- a species so rare it has never been seen alive ... World World’s rarest whale washes up on New Zealand beach. By. AFP. Published. July 16, 2024 ...

A spade-toothed whale, the world’s rarest whale species, has been found washed ashore on a beach in Otago, New Zealand, one of only six specimens to have ever been documented.

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 ...

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's ...

World’s rarest whale may have washed up on New Zealand beach, possibly shedding clues on species . July 15, 2024 at 2:51 am Updated July 15, 2024 at 8:18 am . By . Charlotte Graham-McLay.

Did the world’s rarest whale just wash up on a New Zealand beach? by: The Associated Press. Posted: Jul 16, 2024 / 03:18 PM EDT. Updated: Jul 16, 2024 / 03:18 PM EDT.

The body of a spade-toothed whale -- a species so rare it has never been seen alive -- appears to have washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists say. The remains of the obscure, five-metre (16. ...