For the first time recorded images of the planet's most mysterious creature

Scientists are extremely interested in this newly recorded video of this extremely rare species.

According to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the nasopharynx whale is a very special creature.

Because the information we know about this fish is very little, almost zero, partly because their numbers are rare and also because they are the most elusive creatures on the planet .

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The nasal whale (the snout) is one of the very special creatures.

However, the 46-second video recently published by students at Azores opened up new research directions for scientists. It is known that this is the first time experts have recorded images of whale whales living in nature.

The nasal whale has a protruding snout, which looks very similar to a dolphin but belongs to the whale family. The information that experts know is that the nose whale usually lives in the deep ocean, 5.1 meters long, the favorite food is squid and small creatures only.

Natacha Aguilar de Soto, who studied whales for 15 years shared with the Washington Post: "This is an elephant-sized creature that we cannot find. They are really a mystery. ".

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This is an elephant-sized creature that we cannot find.

The video was published in PeerJ magazine along with a detailed study of elusive whales.

Through this data source, experts analyze the genetics of other mine whales. The purpose of the study is to better understand the threat of human activity that causes mammals living in the deep sea.