Nature & Environment

Very rare whale filmed for the first time

By T.K. Randall
November 1, 2015 ·  3 comments

The whale was filmed up close. Image Credit: YouTube / New England Aquarium / Salvatore Cerchio The species, which is so rare that there had never even been a confirmed sighting of one in the wild until now, remains a bit of an enigma and nobody knows exactly how many of them there might be.

Measuring up to 38ft in length, the Omura's whale is smaller than the blue whale and looks very similar to the Bryde's whale which has made locating a live specimen quite challenging.

"Over the years, there have been a small handful of possible sightings of Omura's whales, but nothing that was confirmed," said Salvatore Cerchio of the New England Aquarium.

The new footage, which was filmed off the coast of Madagascar, can be viewed below.


Source: Huffington Post | Comments (3)

Tags: Whale, Madagascar