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  2. Minke whale - Wikipedia

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    Minke whales typically live between 30–50 years, but in some cases, they may live for up to 60 years. They have a gestation and calving period of approximately 10–11 months and 2 years, respectively. [14] Minke whales have a digestive system composed of four compartments with a high density of anaerobic bacteria throughout. The presence of ...

  3. Common minke whale - Wikipedia

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    The common minke whale or northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales. It is the smallest species of the rorquals and the second smallest species of baleen whale. Although first ignored by whalers due to its small size and low oil yield, it began to be exploited by various ...

  4. Antarctic minke whale - Wikipedia

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    Antarctic minke whales are more gregarious than their smaller counterparts, the common and dwarf minke whale. The average group size in the Antarctic was about 2.4 (adjusted downwards for observer bias), with about a quarter of the sightings consisting of singles and one-fifth of pairs; the largest aggregation consisted of 60 individuals. [ 69 ]

  5. List of marine mammal species - Wikipedia

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    Common minke whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata LC (ssp. acutorostrata - North Atlantic minke whale NE, ssp. scammoni - North Pacific minke whale NE, unnamed ssp. dwarf minke whale NE) Antarctic minke whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis DD; Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN (ssp. borealis - northern sei whale NE, ssp. schlegellii - southern sei ...

  6. Mediterranean cetaceans - Wikipedia

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    The sei whale, or Rudolph's whale (Balaenoptera borealis), lives mainly in the North Atlantic and avoids enclosed seas, [22] but occasionally makes occasional incursions into the Mediterranean, although this is considered exceptional [12] and restricted to Spain and France. [14] The sei whale is classified as "endangered" on the IUCN Red List. [23]

  7. World’s rarest whale to undergo study for first time in New ...

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    The whale discovered in July is believed to be a male and is the seventh specimen of this species ever found. In 2010, the first intact specimen was discovered when a mother and calf were stranded ...

  8. Cetaceans of the Caribbean - Wikipedia

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    The common minke whale is the smallest rorqual in the world. However, like several other species in the same genus, it spends the summer feeding in high-latitude regions and migrates to its breeding grounds along the Caribbean island-arc and the mid-Atlantic area.

  9. Boaters witness ‘incredible’ moment 17 predators hunt ...

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