Antarctic minke whales may be as small as a krill-eating filter feeder can get in our modern oceans
- Written by: Jake Linsky, Researcher, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
A group of tagged minke whales forage off the coast of the West Antarctic Peninsula.Duke Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing. Taken under NMFS permit #23095.Meagre giants hide in the ice-covered bays and fjords of the Antarctic peninsula. Antarctic minke whales spend their summers foraging in these waters, devouring the dense and abundant krill...