Mysterious whale filmed alive and underwater for the first time

Mysterious whale filmed alive and underwater for the first time

Lewis Smith
Tuesday March 7th 2017


A rarely seen whale has been videoed underwater for the first time.

True’s beaked whale was discovered more than a century ago but little about it is known and it remains one of the least understood creatures on the planet.

Researchers hoping to spot and study the animals, one of 22 species of beaked whale, decided to search for them in the Canaries and the Azores after stranded specimens were reported.

During one research cruise in the Azores three True’s beaked whales, one of them a calf, surfaced close to a dinghy operated by scientists.

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