Found: Whale thought extinct for 2 million years

[Hum]

The pygmy right whale, a mysterious and elusive creature that rarely comes to shore, is the last living relative of an ancient group of whales long believed to be extinct, a new study suggests.

The findings, published today (Dec. 18) in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, may help to explain why the enigmatic marine mammals look so different from any other living whale.

"The living pygmy right whale is, if you like, a remnant, almost like a living fossil," said Felix Marx, a paleontologist at the University of Otago in New Zealand. "It's the last survivor of quite an ancient lineage that until now no one thought was around."

The relatively diminutive pygmy right whale, which grows to just 21 feet (6.5 meters) long, lives out in the open ocean. The elusive marine mammals inhabit the Southern Hemisphere and have only been spotted at sea a few dozen times. As a result, scientists know almost nothing about the species' habits or social structure.

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[Growled Member]

There is so much about our world that we still don't know.

[+Warwagon MVC]

They do exist!!

[*RedBull*]

Pics or....nevermind. :pinch:

[Sranshaft]

I wonder what they taste like... Who's up for some pygmy right whale steaks?!

[scumdogmillionaire]

Things like this is exactly why it's plausible that sasquatch exist!

[McKay]

Theres so much of the Ocean we havent explored, who knows whats down there.

[123456789A]

Theres so much of the Ocean we havent explored, who knows whats down there.

Water

[Sranshaft]

Theres so much of the Ocean we havent explored, who knows whats down there.

Cthulu. And he's coming...

[Richteralan]

The elusive marine mammals inhabit the Southern Hemisphere and have only been spotted at sea a few dozen times.

So which is it? extinct for 2 mil years or spotted at sea a few dozen times.

Don't you hate the insult of your intelligence with this sensationalist title?

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Also,

the last living relative of an ancient group of whales long believed to be extinct

Good God Yahoo! Living relative!

What's next? Aliens found!! (the living relative of aliens long believed to be roaming within our galaxy)

[*RedBull*]

Things like this is exactly why it's plausible that sasquatch exist!

Yes, I swear Big Foot exists, have you seen my uncle Joe? One tall hairy ass creepy MOFO!!