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Common Minke Whale
Susanne Masters introduces us to the Common Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), a ‘small’ whale that reaches 8-9m long.
I first saw minke whales when travelling on a boat between islands in the Outer Hebrides with a pod of swimmers. Weighing in at 5-10 tonnes, Minke are considered to be small whales.
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