https://freerepublic.com/tag/baleenwhale/ en-us Tue, 2 Feb 2021 07:50:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3930942/posts A new species of whale has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico — but scientists warn the animal is critically endangered. The newly-identified species of baleen whale has been dubbed “Rice’s whale” after American biologist Dale Rice, who was the first to recognize the mammal. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) previously thought the whales were a subspecies of the Bryde’s whale, however, the agency announced that it was actually a new species entirely in a paper published in Marine Mammal Science. New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3930942/posts#comment Tue, 2 Feb 2021 07:50:05 GMT