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- The carcass of a whale washed up off the coast of Everglades National Park in Florida in 2019, and it sparked a mystery that is still ongoing.
- Scientists studying the specimen believe it may actually be an as-of-yet unnamed species that is critically endangered.
- If the whale is indeed a unique species, researchers estimate there are fewer than 100 of the animals in existence.
When a whale washes up dead on a beach it's always a tragedy. Many whale species are suffering from declining numbers, and despite ongoing conservation efforts, many species remain endangered. But the whale that washed up off the coast of Florida's Everglades National Park in 2019 might be an even greater loss than usual, as scientists are beginning to suspect that it's an entirely new species that has yet to be identified.
The whale — which is currently just being called the "Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale" — is likely a species of whale that is not yet in the scientific record. That might seem incredible (and it sorta is), but what's most important about this discovery is that it means there's a species of whale out there with such an incredibly small population that it has remained unidentified until now.
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