Colleagues

De Vos’ colleagues, Dr. Robert Brownell and Dr. Salvatore Cerchio both saw the pictures and surprisingly after examining the pictures, both her colleagues and Asha had surprisingly suspected the creature to be of the same species. 

Confirmed

Asha’s colleagues confirmed that she and her team had made a very unique discovery. They told her that the creature they had found had been lost from the scope of scientists and was now finally seen in Sri Lanka. 

Rare Discovery

Asha and her team had found the very rare Omura’s whale and the one that the team had discovered was the very first of species that were documented in Sri Lanka. The fact that this species was so rare made the discovery even more special. 

Newly Found Species

The Omura’s whale had been in the sea since ancient times, but the species was classified as a separate one only recently, in Japan in 2003, when modern science and DNA testing had started to flourish. 

Live Sighting

Although Omura’s species had been classified in 2003, the sighting of the species was still not common and that is why Asha de Vos and her team could not come to a certain conclusion after looking at the whale. 

Unlike Any Other

Omura’s species is very difficult to ignore if ever had a look at. The species has very distinct features, unlike any other. The body of these rare whales is very narrow and they can measure up to 33 feet long.