The country's conservation agency said a creature that washed up on a South Island beach this month is believed to be a spade-toothed whale. The five-metre-long creature, a type of beaked whale ...

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 ...

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 ...

A little known, shy whale has surprised scientists by staying submerged for almost four hours. Cuvier's beaked whales are known for their abilities to dive deep and they average around an hour ...

A spade-toothed whale washed up on a New Zealand beach earlier this month. To understand how momentous this is requires a look back at the history of the enigmatic species.

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Australian researchers on Thursday revealed they had filmed a pod of extremely rare Shepherd's beaked whales for the first time ever.The Australian Antarctic Division team was tracking blue whales ...

Sowerby’s beaked whale (Mesoplodon bidens) surfacing in the waters off Terceira Island, Azores. The species’ characteristically long beak protrudes from the water during surfacing. Disclaimer ...

Whales are accomplished divers. The deepest whale dive recorded so far was made by a Cuvier's beaked whale. A 2014 study used satellite-linked tags to follow the dives of eight beaked whales off the ...

Whales are always on the move, so they have to eat a lot to keep them going. Fortunately, the ocean offers a range of dining options. All whales are divided into two suborders: Odontoceti (those that ...

Apr. 8, 2024 — Genetic analysis finds evidence suggesting that acoustic fat bodies in the heads of toothed whales were once the muscles and bone marrow of the ... Caller ID of the Sea ...

When it struck the shore and deflated, I knew: it was a dead whale. But it wasn't just any whale. It was Fran. "I knew this whale, and I'm like, Ohhhhh. It just hit my heart, because Fran ...