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Minke Whale Another one from my archives! :) Back in the days of my 450D and 55-250mm lens... good times... lighter times! :) B. acutorostrataB. bonaerensis,Geotagged,Iceland,Minke whale,Spring Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Minke Whale

Another one from my archives! :) Back in the days of my 450D and 55-250mm lens... good times... lighter times! :)

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    JohnR
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    Can't believe this got me a species intro! Sometimes i find pics of things and think "I bet that this isn't on jungle dragon" and it is, and I am equally surprised in the reverse situation! oh well... :) Posted 10 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      Don't ever hesitate to upload, John, even if it's not a species intro. Both in species and locations we still have a world to explore. Good that you're sharing your Iceland photos, as we have few from there! Posted 10 years ago

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The Minke whale

Minke whale /ˈmɪnki/, or lesser rorqual, is a name given to two species of marine mammal belonging to a clade within the suborder of baleen whales. The minke whale was given its official designation by Lacepède in 1804, who described a juvenile specimen of ''Balænoptera acuto-rostrata''. The name is a partial translation of Norwegian ''minkehval'', possibly after a Norwegian whaler named Meincke, who mistook a northern minke whale for a blue whale.

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Uploaded Feb 18, 2015. Captured May 30, 2012 12:01 in Fjörður, Iceland.
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  • Canon EOS 450D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/3200s
  • ISO400
  • 250mm