Minke Whale
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| A surfacing Minke Whale, Skjálfandi, Iceland
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The Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is a baleen whale that lives in many places in the world. It is the smallest rorqual whale (the large baleen whales). A large one is about 30 feet long and weighs 10 tons. They are black or gray with white on their belly and a white "armband" across their flippers. It is the only baleen whale that is still hunted for money. The Minke whale can swim quite fast.
