Minke

 

Minke

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

other names: Lesser rorqual, Piked whale, Pikehead

length: female 10 m/33 ft, male 8 m/26 ft

weight: up to 13 tonnes

Status: northern hemisphere: 60,000–80,000

southern hemisphere: 300,000–1 million

IUCN: Lower Risk—near threatened   cites: Appendix I

 

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