minke

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minke (plural minkes)

A minke whale, one of two species of baleen whales within Balaenoptera, the northern-dwelling species of which is often seen in coastal waters.

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Each minke grows up to 30ft in length and can weigh as much as nine tons. Source: Internet

Although it catches not only minke but sei, Bryde's and sperm whales in the Antarctic and the North Pacific, it does so in the name of research, which the IWC's rules allow. Source: Internet

Japan's five ship strong whaling fleet returned to its home port in Shimonoseki at the end of March after a four-month expedition that took 333 minke whales. Source: Internet

Iceland stops hunting minke whales but only for this seasonOne of Iceland's top whaling companies says it has stopped hunting minke whales this year, in response to a new government regulation that has. Source: Internet

Residents have been warned to not approach the minke whale. Source: Internet

The minke whale may weigh up to 10 tonnes," says Dr Knudsen. Source: Internet

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