Scientists in New Zealand are carrying out a dissection of a spade-tooth whale, which is one of the rarest whale species in the world, as part of the first such examination of the entire specimen.

Scientists dissect rare spade-tooth whale. Here's what they found

Experts are excited amid reports that the rare sea creature, which was recently found washed up near a small fishing village in New Zealand, was a spade-toothed whale.

Creature washed up on New Zealand beach believed to be world's rarest whale

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Scientists dissect rare spade-tooth whale. Here's what they found

Creature washed up on New Zealand beach believed to be world's rarest whale