By JADA LEMOS
Staff Writer
Scientists working off the western coast of Mexico with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society stated that they’ve come across an unknown species of whale. Three beaked whales, almost like killer whales, were spotted last month near the San Benito Islands around 300 miles from the US border, according to a press release that was published on Tuesday.
The group went out to find out what species of whales were making an unidentified signal that had been previously recorded in the area. Beaked whale experts working in the area had managed to take photos and videos of the three whales, and they also recorded their signal with an underwater microphone.
“We saw something new. Something that was not expected in this area, something that doesn’t match, either visually or acoustically, anything that is known to exist,” says Jay Barlow, one of the researchers. “It just sends chills up and down my spine when I think that we might have accomplished what most people would say was truly impossible – – finding a large mammal that exists on this earth that is totally unknown to science.”