WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It is the world’s rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic species. But on Monday a small group of ...
Officials praised as "incredible" the efforts made by hundreds of people to help save the foundering pilot whales.
More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after ...
Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's ...
A whale species scientists know next to nothing about will undergo the first full dissection in New Zealand after washing ...
An extremely rare spade-toothed beaked whale is being examined by researchers in New Zealand. Only seven of its kind have ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — More than 30 pilot whales that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand were safely ...
More than 30 pilot whales stranded on a New Zealand beach were successfully returned to the sea thanks to a collaborative effort by locals and conservation workers, who used sheets to refloat the ...
None of the rescued whales were re-stranded, but three adults and one calf died, authorities said.
Only six other spade-toothed whales have ever been found, but all those discovered intact were buried before DNA testing ...
Scientists in New Zealand have begun a historic dissection of the rarest whale species in the world. The discovery of a male spade-toothed whale—which washed up near the fishing village of ...
New Zealand is a whale-stranding hotspot, with more than 5,000 episodes recorded since 1840, according to the Department of Conservation. The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on ...