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| Tango01 | 09 Mar 2019 12:39 p.m. PST |
… 'Type D' Killer Whale, Possibly a New Species. "In 1955, 17 killer whales were found stranded on a beach in Paraparaumu, New Zealand. Scientists thought they looked weird, but they shrugged it off as some type of genetic deformity. Since then, the whale has been something of an urban legend until fishermen and tourists began capturing rare images of the animals. A team of international scientists—from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Argentina—finally embarked on an expedition in January to see if they could find these so-called Type D killer whales. According to an announcement issued Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, they succeeded: A curious pod of about 30 whales appeared to the researchers off the southern tip of Chile and stuck with the team for more than three hours. This marks the very first scientific expedition to collect data on the animals…."
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