#minke whale

[a-minke-whales-tale]

My human mother and myself

Even when my life takes me back to the waters I hope we will still remember each other well. I hope someday she can see me as I am and we can swim together for a bit before it is time to join my pod in our new home together.

Zwem ver, zwem vrij, kleine walvis, zwem voor altijd. Ik zal je nie vergeten, als ik zwem, dan zul je met mij zwemmen.

~ Kala

[respect-the-locals]

🐋Daily Cetacean Fact:🐋

Minke Whale: The common minke whale is the smallest baleen whale in North American waters. The scientific names for minke whales translate to: "winged whale," (Balaenoptera) "sharp snout" (acutorostrata). They received their common name from a Norwegian novice whaling spotter named Meincke, who supposedly mistook a minke whale for a blue whale.

[schleichoftheday]

Today's Schleich is:

16087 Minke Whale [2003 - 2008]

[namu-the-orca]

This is one of my favourite minke pictures. Just the angle they look so silly.

Our of curiousity what are the bumps/divots on the very tip of the jaw?

I cannot send it to you via inbox but there is also a seinfeld theme with minke whale sounds on youtube. I absolutely recommend it for a good laugh.

Hope you feel well soon!

Oh that is a good minke whale angle. They are so pancake-faced from the front haha.

The bumps on the chin are hair follicles! Like all cetaceans, minkes too have some remnant hairs in the forms of whiskers. I remember reading an article that the sensitivity in their chin joint is very important for Fin whales to judge the gape/position of their mouth. Perhaps these sensory hairs here can also help a (minke) whale judge their feeding gulp?

Haha and that video on youtube is amazing. Someone went through a lot of trouble for that joke.

Thank you for your message, means a lot ;w; ♥

[artofsoul1999]

Something I made a very long time ago, an illustration of my favorite mysticetes, the dwarf minke whale. I first learned about them via a video about strange underwater sounds and I’ve loved them a lot ever since.

[leopardsealz]

cetacean practice! common minke whales are my favourite whales <3

[holo-pics]

minke whale

[snototter]

A common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) breaches the water in Dana Point, California, USA

by Muriel N.

[pocket-prawn]

Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

[ellaandtheocean]

Everyone knows and loves the sweet songs of the humpback whale, but not many have heard the songs of other baleen whales. I wanted to share three of my favourites today:

First up we've got the bowhead whale: The jazz-like sounds of bowhead whales (youtube.com) (I don't know if jazz-like is an entirely accurate descriptor. One of these whales sounds like a heavy piece of metal getting dragged across a concrete floor).

Next up, the understated song of the right whale: Right Whale Underwater Sounds (youtube.com). While they lack the vocal range of a humpback, the right whale vocalizations have a similar peaceful, melodic sound to them.

Finally, scientists were perplexed for years by a number of strange underwater noises sounding remarkably like waterfowl. Known as the "bio-duck", this phenomenon was found to be caused by Antarctic minke whales: Balaenoptera bonaerensis "bio duck" (youtube.com). Minkes make a range of interesting noises including pops, trills, and a boinging noise like a spring!

[a-minke-whales-tale]

I hope you know how much you mean to me

[bjekkergauken]

Mermaidsona on diving vacation

[iridescentclaws]

Doodles for some cool peeps on bsky!

[namu-the-orca]

Trick or Treat!

I couldnt find a costume that fit. Please do not eat me.

(I hope you like the drawing)

Aaaaa this is adorable!! I so loved your drawing, and still do. Makes me smile every time :D Thank you for your participation. For you of course also a treat (and it won't be yourself, lol). I thought I'd try my hand at some cetacean photo studies for these trick or treat asks! Might move things a bit along and I want to practice more at environments. Not sure how long this trend will last lol but for now here's a fellow minke!

Reference is this beautiful photo from inaturalist, shared under de CC-BY-NC license. I loved the moody atmosphere and the reflection on the surface. Did this one in about 30-40 minutes so it's pretty rough but I do like the result. I hope you like it too!

[jennifergarlen]

WIP - sneak peak at the feature item for Phase 2 of the Coral Kingdom. I’m still tinkering with the details and orientation of the skeletal segments (we’ll see if I can get the rib cage flipped to sync with the rest of it in the final build).

The skull is based on a baleen whale, although this skeleton is too small to be a big one, so it’s inspired by the smaller minke whale instead. When I build the whale fall into the scene it will have lots of animals and plants reaping the benefits of the whale’s decomposition.

When I finish the next phase I’ll post the final version!

[whitekneewebby]

why he do this