A new species found. 42 feet long, how could we have missed it until now?
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They have always been in plain site!!
of-the-mountain
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Jan 29, 2021
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Super confused how they could have just discovered it, but also know how many of them exist.
ChestRockfield
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Jan 29, 2021
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They were able to determine thrpugh DNA the relationship to each other, the question was whether they were Bryde's (pronounced "broodus" ) whales or a different species, they had to wait until they found a carcus to examine. They first proposed that this was a new species in the early 2000's it wasn't until 2019 that they had a body to examine.
@glennlab Ah, thank you. I must have missed that part.
JimG:
They knew about them, but only recently discovered that they are not a previously known species. Even after they suspected that they were a separate species, they weren't able to confirm it for a few years.
Is it politically incorrect to say they all look alike to me?
I’m glad someone noticed, this is the sort of thing an education helps with.
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