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FACT SHEET ILLUSTRATION
minke whale — Balaenoptera acutorostrata
illustration of minke whale courtesy of Uko Gorter - copyright © 2006

Adult males average about 8 m (26 feet)
Adult females average 8.2 m (27 feet)

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