The dead spade-toothed whale washed ashore on New Zealand's South Island earlier this year, offering a chance to study a deep-sea mammal that has never been seen alive.
Measuring five metres (16.4 feet) long, the whale was winched off the beach in July and has sat in a special freezer since.
Whale expert Anton van Helden said it was the first time scientists had been able to dissect a complete spade-toothed specimen, which belongs to the family of beaked whales.
"This is a remarkable and globally significant opportunity," he said. Читать дальше...