Passengers disembarking from a ferry in Bundeena, New South Wales, were treated to a rare sighting of an Antarctic minke whale! 🐋 | storyful

20K views · 1.9K reactions | : Julia Sumerling (@seajewlz) // In 2004, Dr. Jason Gedamke was recording underwater sounds in the Great Barrier Reef, and discovered the dwarf minke is the source of an unusual, complex, and stereotyped vocalization called the “star wars” call. Volume up to hear it! This regional-specific behavioral distinction suggests aggregate or community adaptive behaviors among subspecies of minke whales. | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR | Facebook

Have you ever seen a Dwarf Minke Whale? Dwarf Minke Whales are less common in Hervey Bay than humpbacks, but we are thrilled to occasionally encounter them!⭐️ They are the smallest of the great rorqual whales, reaching up to 10.7 meters (35 feet) long and weighing up to 9,072 kg (10 tons)! 🙌 They are currently recognized as an “undescribed subspecies of the common minke whale,” and they are smaller than the common and Antarctic minke whales.🐋 These whales are incredibly fast, with a maximum sp