New Whale Species 2024 Nc. They spotted right whale #3270 “pico” and her calf approximately 60 miles southeast. Scientists at the northeast fisheries science center have created a new data mapping tool to help people.

How did scientists miss them—and how can we save them now? Genetic data from previous studies revealed that the two species likely diverged more than 300,000 years ago and come from opposite ends of the killer whale family tree.