Common minke whale
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The common minke whale or northern minke whale is a species of minke whale within the suborder of baleen whales.
It is the smallest species of the rorquals and the second smallest species of baleen whale. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Scientific name: Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Mass: 12,000 lbs (Adult)
Length: 18 ft. (Adult)
Trophic level: Carnivorous
Gestation period: 10 months
Class: Mammalia
Source: Encyclopedia of Life