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New Zealand is a whale-stranding hotspot, with more than 5,000 episodes recorded since 1840, according to the Department of Conservation. More from CBS News.
Rare spade-toothed whale in New Zealand. Department of Conservation/AP. The species was first discovered in 1874 when a lower jaw and two teeth were collected from Pitt Island, Rēkohu in New ...
New Zealand is a whale-stranding hotspot, with more than 5,000 episodes recorded since 1840, according to the Department of Conservation. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT. ADVERTISEMENT.
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 ...
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 ...
In addition to New Zealand, spade-toothed whale remains have also been found in Chile. The whale found on July 4 has been moved to cold storage to preserve the remains until the involved agencies ...
The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed. While the act is illegal, it's also considered disrespectful to the Māori people.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — It is the world's rarest whale, with only seven of its kind ever spotted. Almost nothing is known about the enigmatic s ...
The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on New Zealand’s Pitt Island. Another discovery was made at an offshore island in the 1950s, and the bones of a third were found on Chile ...
The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed. While the act is illegal, it's also considered disrespectful to the M?ori people.
New Zealand Rarest Whale International scientists, Alexander Werth, from left, professor Joy Reidenberg and Michael Denk study a male spade-toothed whale ahead of a dissection at Invermay ...