A rare whale recently died after mysteriously attempting to strand itself on a beach in New Zealand. Locals noticed the animal — a strap-toothed whale — swimming “erratically” near East Clive Beach, ...

It turned out to be a new species. A joint Chinese-New Zealand ... the animal and brought it to the surface. Taking a closer look at the sea cucumber, researchers soon realized they’d discovered ...

Peter Bennicke, a local fossil hunter, discovered the ... the Museum of East Zealand said in a news release. Danish authorities said that the fossil belonged to an animal and that the contents of the ...