Scientists and culture experts in New Zealand have begun the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale, the world's ...
Officials praised as "incredible" the efforts made by hundreds of people to help save the foundering pilot whales.
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 ...
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 that stranded themselves on a beach in New Zealand have been safely returned to the ocean after ...
Only six other spade-toothed whales have ever been found, but all those discovered intact were buried before DNA testing ...
A whale species scientists know next to nothing about will undergo the first full dissection in New Zealand after washing ...
The week-long dissection offers a unique opportunity to study a deep-sea mammal that has never been seen alive.
None of the rescued whales were re-stranded, but three adults and one calf died, authorities said.
An extremely rare spade-toothed beaked whale is being examined by researchers in New Zealand. Only seven of its kind have ...
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 ...