‘A really stocky, powerful-looking little animal:’ Scientists are gaining precious clues about the world’s rarest whale
Anton van Helden, an expert on some of the world’s rarest whales, was sitting on the couch in July recovering from surgery, ...
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Scientists examine world's rarest whale in New Zealand
Spade-toothed whales are extremely rare. None have ever been spotted alive at sea. One surfaced in New Zealand in July and now scientists hope to study it and find ways their adaptions to extreme ...
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Pacific curators restore Indigenous voices to colonial-era collections
From the 18th century, Indigenous peoples across the Pacific have navigated a changing roster of imperial powers including ...
This whale species is so rare it’s never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries
Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's ...
This whale species is so rare it’s never been seen alive
But on Monday a small group of scientists and cultural experts in New Zealand clustered around a near-perfectly preserved ...
The world’s rarest whale will be dissected — here’s why it’s so important
It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species ...
World’s rarest whale to undergo study for first time in New Zealand
A whale species scientists know next to nothing about will undergo the first full dissection in New Zealand after washing ...
UN warns of worsening refugee crises in 2025
The United Nations warned Tuesday that the already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as ...
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This whale species is so rare it’s never been seen alive. A first-ever dissection may bare its mysteries.
International scientist's, Alexander Werth, from left, professor Joy Reidenberg and Michael Denk study a male spade-toothed ...
For 60 Years, an Eerie Quack Sounded Across the Seas. Scientists Just Found Its Source.
Since the 1960s, a strange, repetitious quacking noise called a “bio-duck,” which can frequently be heard in the Southern ...
Since 1872, only seven were ever seen: World's rarest whale goes under the surgeon's knife
New Zealand scientists have begun dissecting a spade-toothed whale, considered the rarest whale in the world, marking the ...
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Scientists gather to decode puzzle of the world's rarest whale in 'extraordinary' New Zealand study
It is the world's rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species ...