Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...

This summer, a male spade-toothed whale — the world ... They also discovered the whale’s upper jaw contained small, vestigial teeth. “These little teeth embedded in the gum tells us ...

Department of Conservation (DOC) official Gabe Davies said in a statement that spade-toothed ... of stranded whales off New Zealand's North Island in 2010 and 2017 added to the small collection.

Belugas are small whales, measuring up to 15 feet long with a maximum weight of 3,000 pounds. They're bigger than all but the largest dolphins and smaller than most other toothed whales. At birth, ...

The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on New Zealand’s Pitt Island. Another discovery was made at an offshore island in the 1950s, and the bones of a third were found on Chile ...

They also discovered the whale’s upper jaw contained small, vestigial teeth ... this beautiful animal,” van Helden said. Spade-toothed whales, a type of beaked whale, were first discovered ...

DESCRIPTION: Belugas are small whales, measuring up to 15 feet long with a maximum weight of 3,000 pounds. They are bigger than all but the largest dolphins and smaller than most other toothed whales.

Whales are weird. The Cetacea clade contains the largest animal to ever live—the blue whale—as well as other gigantic baleen whales and a diverse array of toothed whales, including dolphins, porpoises ...