Researchers have conducted the first-ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale — one of the most elusive creatures of the deep. In July, a 16-foot (5-meter) male spade-toothed whale was ...

The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on New Zealand’s Pitt Island. Another discovery was made at an offshore island in the 1950s, and the bones of a third were found on Chile ...