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A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters - here’s one of them

A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters - here’s one of them
science8/12/2025

If alive today, these tiny whales would be as iconically Australian as kangaroos.

Australia is home to a unique bunch of native land mammals, such as koalas, wombats and wallabies. These furballs evolved in isolation on this island continent and have become Australian symbols. But between 27 and 23 million years ago, the coastal s... [4883 chars]