A A new invention carried out by the authorities New Zealand A The coast in the south-east of the country It has taken the entire international scientific community by surprise. This is the discovery of an almost intact body Bahamonde beaked whale At five meters long, the species has never been seen alive, giving many unknowns about its behavior.
He New Zealand Department of Defence A has been published liberation In it, they explained that they were alerted to the discovery of the animal on July 4 last Otago Beach (South Island, New Zealand). Although it is not entirely clear whether this is actually the case, experts are promising Meets all attributes. Still, they’re waiting to find out DNA analysis results carried out by University of Auckland (North Island, New Zealand) Confirm.
The least known cetacean on Earth
This type of whales – also known as Bahamande beaked whales Traverse’s beaked whales One Bahamande Mesoplons They are classified as having Long noses And Teeth of critical dimensions And the same way with dolphins. The origin of its name is due to a Chilean marine biologist Nibalto Bahamonte and New Zealand naturalist Henry Hammersley TraversRespect to their respective works.
Unlike the humpback and southern right whales, which can be experienced almost year-round in New Zealand, beaked whales live. In very deep water And they feed On a pass basis and other types of marine animals.
Cape Davis, Head of Operations for the Defense Department in Otago, described it as “one of the least known species of large mammals of the modern era” in a published report. truly, One was not found alive.
precedents throughout history
Before this new discovery, there are Some examples similar. From the 19th century, only Six copies All over the world and all but one have been in New Zealand. This species is discussed and described for the first time In 1874. They found out two years ago Lower jaw And Two teeth In the Chatham Islands, south of New Zealand. then, In 1986 were discovered A skeleton remains This species in Robinson Crusoe Island (Chile).
For many years, the scientific community only had skulls and skeletons of Bahamande whales. however, In 2010, It changed with him First discovery A dead and nearly intact specimen in New Zealand. The same thing happened In 2017. Now a new discovery has been made that will help continue research and better understand this mysterious cetacean.
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