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Scientists identify new whale species
Tokyo Japan - Japanese scientists say they have identified a new species of whale -- a remarkable discovery if confirmed.
The animal is a type of baleen, the family of whales that strain tiny plankton and other food from seawater, the researchers say.
"Can you imagine? An animal of more than 10 metres was unknown to us even in the 21st century," said Tadasu Yamada of Tokyo's National Science Museum, the senior author of the study that appears in this week's issue of the journal Nature.