In addition, the whale is darker in color and has too large dorsal fins. The researchers used skeletal analysis and DNA analysis to determine that this is a brand new sword-nosed whale species.
美国海洋哺乳动物协会的Robert Pitman表示，这样的发现传达了一个明确的信息，人类对海洋仍然知之甚少。
Previously, Japanese fishermen referred to this strange whale as "karasu" because of its color. The new species, which lives in the North Pacific, has not yet received an official name.