Minke whales were a good target for audio testing because they’re the smallest baleen whale and a species whose hearing scientists don’t understand very well. “For minke whales, I don’t ...

Minke whales are the smallest baleen whale in North American waters and can reach lengths of up to 35 feet and weigh up to 20,000 pounds, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Since 2017, elevated minke whale mortalities have occurred ... humpback whales are typically visible between May and December. Baleen whales—most of the whales in New York waters—also often ...

Common minke are the smallest of the baleen whales. They can be found around Scotland's coastal and inshore waters. East Lothian sees about three or four whales washed up every year. Mompati Dodo ...

stranded whales – a humpback, minke and sei, which are all types of baleen whales. In the laboratory, the scientists blew air through the voice boxes under controlled conditions to see what ...

Blue whales, which have baleen plates, feed by taking huge mouthfuls of water and food. They then push the water back out using their baleen plates as a strainer, keeping the food in their mouths.

For a small country, Wales has an abundance of coastline which attracts a wide variety of marine life due to our proximity to the Gulf Stream. Here's a guide to some of the more common species you ...

In the study, scientists studied the voice boxes, or larynxes, from three dead, stranded whales - a humpback, minke and sei - which are all types of baleen whales. They took these voice boxes back ...