They were looking for a beaked whale. Instead, they may have found a new species
It s unlike any other known species. Still, further testing will be needed to convince everyone.
In their quest to look for a rare whale, a group of researchers believes they have instead discovered a previously unknown species off the western coast of Mexico. Even though DNA testing hasn’t been confirmed yet, they’re very confident.
Possibly a new species of Beaked whale. Image credit: Sea Shepherd
The researchers, working with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, were on board a vessel on November 17 when they observed three beaked whales surfacing in nearby water. The sighting happened 100 miles north of the San Benito Islands, a group of remote islands located 300 miles from the US border.
Researchers say new species of beaked whale found off Mexico
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BREAKING: New Species of Whale Discovered
Updated: Dec 18, 2020
According to a recent press release by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a
new species of whale has been discovered off the western coast of Mexico, near the San Benito islands - an island range located about 300 miles from the U.S.-California border.
Sea Shepherd received some interesting underwater acoustic signals from the San Benito islands - acoustic signals that had never been recorded before. All species of whale have their own distinct set of sounds, and acoustic matching is frequently used to identify whale species; but what happens when you pick up a sound that no one has ever heard before? In Sea Shepherds case, they decided to send a crew to check it out and find the source of the sound. They