World's smallest baleen whale is the last of its kind

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Pygmy right whales are evolutionarily distinct and may be part of a whale family long thought to be extinct

One of the most unusual baleen whale species alive today is part of a lonely lineage that stretches back up to 20 million years. The species may be the last descendant of an ancient family of whales.

The pygmy right whale – native to ocean waters in the southern hemisphere – has long puzzled researchers. Growing to only 6.5 metres long, it is the smallest baleen whale species, says

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