A male of a rare species of Mesoplodon, a relatively big (5m), pelagic toothed whale. Very interesting discovery that will allow to look at their DNA and find its position in the family.
This group of animals are the least studied big mammals alive and the family has increased a lot in the last years.
Yeah that was really odd. I read another version earlier and it mentioned "near Otago" then I see an island that looks remarkably like Taieri Island in the background.
In terms of sightings over time, this actually made them significantly less rare. (And statements like that are why it's said that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics.)
If not animal cruelty, is definitely animal stupidity (and by animal I mean human animal)
We talk about eating a big animal that died from some unknown cause (maybe plastics?, or poisons?, diseases?), and then resurfaced after a while by the accumulation of decaying gasses. And don't miss the best part, the 90cm parasite worms living in the ear
