A never-before seen whale has been found, but washed ashore. Sadly the rare whales did not survive their 2010 grounding and nobody knew their real identity while they were alive. DNA later solved the mystery
Posted by: atowhee | November 6, 2012
HAIL, RARE WHALE
Posted in mammals, natural history, rarities | Tags: New Zealand, whale
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