Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is the largest animal ever known. A rorqual in the familyBalaenopteridae, it feeds primarily on krill via high‑speed lunge feeding with expandable ventral pleatsand baleen plates for filtration. Calls extend into the infrasonic range, propagating across ocean ba...
Common minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) is one of the smallest rorquals (family Balaenopteridae),widespread in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It feeds on small schooling fish and krill via lunge‑feeding with expandableventral pleats. IUCN: Least Concern (LC).IdentificationLength 7–...