The search for a gingko-toothed beaked whale had taken five years, when a thieving albatross nearly ruined it all The search for a gingko-toothed beaked whale had taken five years, when a thieving albatross nearly ruined it all I t was an early morning in June 2024 and along the coast of Baja California in Mexico , scientists on the Pacific Storm research vessel were finishing their coffee and preparing for a long day searching for some of the most elusive creatures on the planet. Suddenly a