'World's rarest whale' washes up on beach and it's only the sixth sighting in history

An Otago beach in New Zealand has seen a whale suspected of being the 'world's rarest' species wash ashore

Poppy Bilderbeck

Featured Image Credit: Department of Conservation New Zealand

Topics: Animals, New Zealand, World News, Science

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

'World's rarest whale' washes up on beach and it's only the sixth sighting in history

An Otago beach in New Zealand has seen a whale suspected of being the 'world's rarest' species wash ashore

'World's rarest whale' washes up on beach and it's only the sixth sighting in history

An Otago beach in New Zealand has seen a whale suspected of being the 'world's rarest' species wash ashore

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