Uploaded May 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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No scientists had ever seen these animals alive-and they only knew of the whales living far away, in the western Pacific. Don't forget to get your DNews Daily Bite weekdays at 12/11c on Animal Planet!

Last fall, New England Aquarium biologist Salvatore Cerchio shared some incredible observations he and his colleagues had made off the coast of Madagascar. They'd found a population of Omura's whales. Previously, no scientists had ever seen these animals alive-and they only knew of the whales living far away, in the western Pacific.

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