WELLINGTON — Scientists in New Zealand on Monday began dissecting a whale considered the rarest in the world, a species so elusive that only seven specimens have ever been documented.
The dead spade-toothed whale washed ashore on New Zealand 's South Island earlier this year, offering a chance to study a deep-sea mammal that has never been seen alive.Measuring 5 meters long, the whale was winched off the beach in July and has sat in a special freezer since.
Beaked whale expert Anton van Helden inspects a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay Agricultural Center in Mosgiel, near the city of Dunedin, southern New Zealand, on Dec. 2, 2024. AP PHOTOBeaked whale expert Anton van Helden said it was the first time scientists had been able to dissect a complete spade-toothed specimen, which belongs to the family of beaked whales.'This is a remarkable and globally significant opportunity,' he said.
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