'Exceedingly rare, extremely elusive': Baby whale identified after stranding near East Cape in May The whale was discovered on a beach at Te Kaha and has finally been identified through DNA analysis.

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On May 18, a 2 m baby #whale stranded and died at Te Kaha in New Zealand. Through DNA analysis, we don't know that this individual was a #gingotooth #whale