Minke Whale

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Minke Whales, also called Little Piked Whales, are Rorquals, a type of baleen whale. The Antarctic Minke Whale lives in Antarctic waters; a different variety, the Common Minke Whale, lives in Arctic waters.

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Greg Cater

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Minke Whales, also called Little Piked Whales, are Rorquals, a type of baleen whale. The Antarctic Minke Whale lives in Antarctic waters; a different variety, the Common Minke Whale, lives in Arctic waters.

Minke Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minke whale is a name given to two species of marine mammal belonging to a clade within the suborder of baleen whales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale)
Find population statistics and information about the Minke Whale from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2474/0
Minke Whale Species Guide - WDC
Balaenoptera acutorostrata species guide - Norway, Iceland and Japan continue to hunt minke whales despite a moratorium on whaling. Several hundred whales are killed each year.
http://uk.whales.org/species-guide/common-minke-whale
Common Minke Whale - Balaenoptera acutorostrata - ARKive
Learn more about the Common minke whale - with amazing Common minke whale videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/common-minke-whale/balaenoptera-acutorostrata/
Minke Whale - Whale-World
The Minke whale is the second smallest of the baleen category. They aren't likely to be more than 35 feet long or to weigh more than 5.5 tons.
http://www.whale-world.com/minke-whale/
Minke Whale Threats and Conservation Efforts - NOAA
Mink whales are members of the baleen whale family and are the smallest of the rorquals.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/minkewhale.htm
Minke Whales Description & Behaviour - Marinebio
Find out what's known about Minke Whales including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=230
Minke Whale Distribution and Classification - WDC
Balaenoptera acutorostrata species guide - Norway, Iceland and Japan continue to hunt minke whales despite a moratorium on whaling.
http://us.whales.org/species-guide/common-minke-whale
Everything To Know About Mink Whales
Until recently the minke whale, found in all oceans of the world, was considered to be just one species.
http://wildwhales.org/minke-whale/
Antarctic Minke Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Antarctic minke whale or southern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_minke_whale
Common Minke Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The common minke whale or northern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_minke_whale

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Minke whales

Dwarf minke whale

Size compared to an average human
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Balaenopteridae
Genus:	Balaenoptera
Species complex:	Minke whale species complex
Species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Minke Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minke whale is a name given to two species of marine mammal belonging to a clade within the suborder of baleen whales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Minke Whale)
Find population statistics and information about the Minke Whale from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2474/0
Minke Whale Species Guide - WDC
Balaenoptera acutorostrata species guide - Norway, Iceland and Japan continue to hunt minke whales despite a moratorium on whaling. Several hundred whales are killed each year.
http://uk.whales.org/species-guide/common-minke-whale
Common Minke Whale - Balaenoptera acutorostrata - ARKive
Learn more about the Common minke whale - with amazing Common minke whale videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/common-minke-whale/balaenoptera-acutorostrata/
Minke Whale - Whale-World
The Minke whale is the second smallest of the baleen category. They aren't likely to be more than 35 feet long or to weigh more than 5.5 tons.
http://www.whale-world.com/minke-whale/
Minke Whale Threats and Conservation Efforts - NOAA
Mink whales are members of the baleen whale family and are the smallest of the rorquals.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/mammals/cetaceans/minkewhale.htm
Minke Whales Description & Behaviour - Marinebio
Find out what's known about Minke Whales including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=230
Minke Whale Distribution and Classification - WDC
Balaenoptera acutorostrata species guide - Norway, Iceland and Japan continue to hunt minke whales despite a moratorium on whaling.
http://us.whales.org/species-guide/common-minke-whale
Everything To Know About Mink Whales
Until recently the minke whale, found in all oceans of the world, was considered to be just one species.
http://wildwhales.org/minke-whale/
Antarctic Minke Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Antarctic minke whale or southern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_minke_whale
Common Minke Whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The common minke whale or northern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_minke_whale

Minke whales

Dwarf minke whale

Size compared to an average human
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Cetacea
Family:	Balaenopteridae
Genus:	Balaenoptera
Species complex:	Minke whale species complex
Species
Balaenoptera acutorostrata Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Minke Whale

Minke Whales, also called Little Piked Whales, are Rorquals, a type of baleen whale. The Antarctic Minke Whale lives in Antarctic waters; a different variety, the Common Minke Whale, lives in Arctic waters.

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