Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a medium‑large rorqual famed for itsvery long pectoral fins (up to one‑third of body length) and spectacular breaches. A baleen whale inBalaenopteridae, it feeds mainly on schooling fishes and krill, often using bubble‑net feeding and othercooperative...
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–...