With likely fewer than 50 individuals remaining, Rice's whales are one of the most endangered whales in the world.

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Skull of a Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei). This is the skull of the holotype that washed ashore in 2019. This individual died of hemorrhaging and starvation due to the ingestion of plastic debris.

As few as 7% of male humpback whales in the south Pacific Ocean sire offspring, according to a new study. Photo from Amy Humphries, UnSplash Most male humpback whales in a Pacific Ocean population do ...