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 ...

Endangered whale species finds home in waters off New York, New Jersey 02:20. Wellington, New Zealand — Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. No one ...

New Zealand has 13 beaked whale species, including the spade-toothed whale, the report says. Researchers hope the discovery could provide new information about the species.

Residents of New Zealand, a hot spot for whale and dolphin strandings, are used to finding large sea creatures beached on their shores. But the creature that washed up on a beach in the nation’s ...

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.

An entangled humpback whale was rescued by conservation officials and anglers off the coast of New Zealand. Photo from Zane ...

A new interactive tool illuminates the fraught world of the whale, overlaying tracking data for seven species with hazards ...

Like a proud cat leaving a bird on its owner's doorstep, orcas—also called killer whales—may sometimes offer to share their ...