Studying the most unique animals expands our understanding of planet Earth and its inhabitants. That is why the scientific community was buzzing when they discovered the world’s rarest whale on a beach. ScienceAlert says people found the spade

Residents of New Zealandbetlead, a hot spot for whale and dolphin strandings, are used to finding large sea creatures beached on their shores. But the creature that washed up on a beach in the nation’s south earlier this month — about 16 feet long,