The origins of the species' common name are obscure. One of the first references to the name came in Henrik Johan Bull's account of his 1893–95 voyage to the Antarctic, … Meer weergeven

Size
The common minke whale is the smallest of the rorquals, and one of the smallest baleen … Meer weergeven

Reproduction
Common minke whales are sexually mature at about six to eight years of age for females … Meer weergeven

North Atlantic
The first written records attest to the active hunting of minke whales off Norway by 1100 A.D. By 1240 they began utilizing iron darts … Meer weergeven

History
Otto Fabricius, in his Fauna Groenlandica (1780), was the first to describe the minke, noting its small size and white baleen – but he … Meer weergeven

Range
Common minke whales have a disjointed distribution. In the North Atlantic, they occur as far north as Baffin Bay, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land, and Novaya Zemlya and as far south as 40°N (New Jersey) and the Meer weergeven

Group size
Common minke whales are normally seen singly. In the San Juan Islands, although up to six whales could be seen in a feeding area … Meer weergeven