Scientists Discover New Kind of Killer Whale Off Chile

This undated photo provided by Paul Tixier in March 2019 shows a Type D killer whale. Scientists are waiting for test results from a tissue sample, which could give them the DNA evidence to prove the new type is a distinct species. Paul Tixier/CEBC CNRS/MNHN Paris via AP

WASHINGTON—For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer whale that just didn’t look like all the others, but scientists had never seen one.

Now they have.