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New whale species identified in the Gulf of Mexico, and it's already critically endangered

Scientists have proven a mammal that was believed to be a whale subspecies is actually a new species entirely, and the new species is critically endangered. Researchers took a closer look at the ...
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This whale species is so rare it’s never been seen alive

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 species. But on Monday a small group of scientists ...

Experts 'Cautiously Optimistic' After One of the World's Rarest Whale Species Grows to a Population of 384

The 2024 population estimate for the North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered whale species, reached 384, a 2.1% increase from the previous year, according to the North Atlantic Right Whale ...
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This whale species is so rare it's never been seen alive. A dissection may decode its mysteries

Rangers Jim Fyfe and Tūmai Cassidy walk alongside what is believed to be a rare spade-toothed whale, on July 5, 2024, after its was found washed ashore on a beach near Otago, New Zealand. (Department ...