Researchers have conducted one of the first quantitative studies of social structure and social foraging in Antarctic minke whales, using pioneering animal-borne camera tags.
New research has answered previous unknown questions on why only big whales filter feed while smaller whales such as the dolphin-sized baleen whales do not.
As the smallest of the group of baleen whales that includes the blue whale - filter-feeding behemoths of the marine realm - the Antarctic minke whale aptly can be called the littlest giant.
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the smallest of the group of baleen whales that includes the blue whale - filter-feeding behemoths of the mar.