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(Current Biology 22, R905–R906; November 6, 2012) Due to an author oversight, the initially published version of the online Supplemental Information for this Correspondence incorrectly stated that Figures S2A and S2B showed pictures of an adult female spade-toothed beaked whale, and that Figures S2C and S2D showed pictures of a male. Figures S2A and S2B in fact show a juvenile male, and Figures S2C and S2D show an adult female. The Figure S2 legend has now been corrected in the Supplemental Information accordingly. The authors apologize for any confusion this error may have caused. The world’s rarest whaleThompson et al.Current BiologyNovember 06, 2012In BriefThe vast expanses of the South Pacific Ocean have, until recently, concealed the identity of the world’s rarest whale, the spade-toothed beaked whale (Mesoplodon traversii). Based on the scarcity of records and the total absence of previous sightings, this species is the least known species of whale and one of the world’s rarest living mammals. Two individuals of this species, previously known from only two skull fragments and a mandible, were recently discovered beach-cast in New Zealand. Although initially misidentified, we have used DNA analysis to reveal their true identity. Full-Text PDF Open Archive
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