NZealand beaching proves rarest of whales exists

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In this Dec. 31, 2010 photo provided by New Zealand Department of Conservation, a rare female spade-toothed beaked whale lays dead on Opape Beach, in New Zealand. The spade-toothed beaked whale is so rare, nobody has seen one alive. But scientists are sure it exists. Researchers from New Zealand and the United States describe the discovery in a paper published Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in the journal "Current Biology." They say it's the first time scientists are able to describe the world's "rarest and perhaps most enigmatic" marine mammal. (AP Photo/ New Zealand Department of Conservation) EDITORIAL USE ONLYThe spade-toothed beaked whale is so rare that nobody has seen one alive, but scientists have proof the species still exists.


November 7, 2012 1:35 am

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