New Whale Species 2024 New Species. Researchers believe a group of killer whales observed hunting marine mammals including sperm whales, as well as a sea turtle, in the open ocean off california and oregon. In august 2024, schmidt ocean institute unveiled a discovery of around 20 potential new species, all discovered off the coast of the nazca ridge, along western south america near chile.

Differences between two killer whale types in the north pacific ocean that new research recognizes as the first separate species of killer whales. A new study published in the journal “royal society open science” argues that two orca groups — known as resident killer whales and bigg’s killer whales — should be considered separate species due to new dna evidence.