A seal made the most of a swell at a beach off the coast of Te Awanga on the North Island of New Zealand, recently shared ...

Only six other spade-toothed whales have ever been pinpointed, and those found intact on New Zealand's North Island beaches had been buried before DNA testing could verify their identification ...

Only six other spade-toothed whales have ever been pinpointed, and those found intact on New Zealand’s North Island beaches were buried before DNA testing could verify their identification ...

Visit the best New Zealand beaches in both the North Island and South Island to discover beautiful coves, hot springs, fantastic rock arches, and seal colonies.

Only six other spade-toothed whales have ever been pinpointed, and those found intact on New Zealand’s North Island beaches were buried before DNA testing could verify their identification ...

If DNA confirms a creature that washed up on a South Island beach this month is a spade-toothed whale, it will be only the seventh ever found.