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Minke
Migrating Minke whales are regularly sighted in the Hervey Bay area, and come from the same cetacean family as humpbacks. It is reported that minke whales grow up to 9 meters in length, but most sighted in Hervey Bay are much smaller than this.
The Minke whale has a slender streamlined body with a pointed head, and it's blow has been described as inconspicuous. Colours of Minke whales are bluish grey on top and white underneath. They live in all the oceans of the world. Marine biologists report that the Minkes which migrate to the Antarctic feed on krill, but those that migrate to the Arctic waters feed mainly on small fish. It's estimated to be a remaining of 725,000 alive today out the fist recorded number of 740,000.
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