World’s rarest whale. In early July, a male spade-toothed whale (Mesoplodon traversii) washed ashore on a beach in New Zealand’s South Island. The species is so rare that it has never been ...

The scientific name for the spade-toothed whale is Mesoplodon traversii, and it was originally recognized in 1874 when a jaw ...

A spade-toothed whale washed up on a New Zealand beach earlier this month. To understand how momentous this is requires a look back at the history of the enigmatic species.

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