Researchers have spotted possibly one of the rarest species of whales in the world, known as Omura's whales. Scientists detected the whales in a small island called Nosy Be, which is located off the northwestern coast of Madagascar in the southeastern coast of Africa. Now, scientists are excited to share their latest discovery with the public.

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The team of marine mammal biologist, Salvatore Cerchio, of the New England Aquarium and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, revealed a new video with a duration of almost two minutes, showing the elusive ocean creatures that have been an enigma to scientists for years, as they are rarely seen in their natural habitat.

Watch the video here.

In this new video, which is also the only second footage of its kind from Cerchio and his team of biologists, shows Omura's whales swimming almost near the surface of the ocean and then plunging back into the deep tropical waters.

The video also shows the whales' characteristics as they expand their throats to feed upon massive loads of krill, where a mother and her calf are swimming together, revealing their distinct markings and colors. The whales are also often confused with Bryde's whales but they appear to have a white lower right jaw along with a darker lower left jaw, with a blaze of white wash pigmentation on the right side of their bodies.

To date, there is only little known about these mysterious, giant creatures and biologists could not even estimate their current population numbers. The last video evidence of the whales confirmed of their existence, was taken during 2013 by Cerchio and his team, which is also near the northwestern region of the island. This video was released last October and was supported by a study that was published in the Royal Society Open Science journal, confirming the existence of these whales in the wild.

When Cerchio and his team continued their research from that study, the team found this new video just a month after the last video was released. Researchers have been studying these marine mammals in Madagascar since 2004 however this latest expedition was the real jackpot, where Omura's whales are observed in record numbers.

Officials from the New England Aquarium also confirm that this new video shows twice as many Omura's whales than all the past videos combined from Cerchio's last expeditions.

Cerchio's team will return to Madagascar in May to continue their studies of the whales, which will be funded by the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission.