Marine scientists may learn more about the "rarest whale" in the world after a spade-toothed whale washed up on an Otago beach in New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Department of ...

WELLINGTON--Spade-toothed whales are the world’s rarest ... a spade-toothed whale. The five-meter-long creature, a type of beaked whale, was identified after it washed ashore on an Otago ...

When an emaciated dwarf sperm whale calf washed ashore on a Florida beach last month, officials brought the distressed mammal ...

A whale washed ashore on a beach in Westport on Thursday. The whale’s boy could be seen on Elephant Rock Beach. Viewer’s ...

This isn't the only recent sighting of an extremely rare animal. From a whale that hasn't been photographed in 150 years to an eyeless spider, here's a look at some of the world's most elusive ...

Local officials were notified that the whale had been washed ashore on 4 July at the mouth ... with only six samples ever documented worldwide. "From a scientific and conservation point of view ...