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小须鲸
noun
a small gray to black baleen whale (genus Balaenoptera) with a whitish underside and a relatively narrow, pointed snout:
one (B. acutorostrata) chiefly of the northern hemisphere called alsocommon minke whale, northern minke whale
one (B. bonaerensis) of the southern hemisphere that was formerly classified in the same species as the northern form called alsoAntarctic minke, southern minke whale see rorqual
partial translation of Norwegian minkehval, from minke- (perhaps from Meincke, a crewman of Svend Foyn †1894 Norwegian whaler) + hval whale
The first known use of minke whale was in 1939
1 Two orcas, the matriarchs among the group of about 30 whales, on April 2 circled a 20-foot-long minke whale, according to Colleen Talty, a research biologist with Monterey Bay Whale Watch.
2 So rare, in fact, that Talty said this is only the sixth time researchers have seen orcas hunt a minke whale in Monterey Bay since 1991.
3 From a stable population of more than 100,000 minke whales in the North Atlantic, the hunters of Tasiilaq typically take about a dozen.
4 From a stable population of over 100,000 minke whales in the North Atlantic the hunters of Tasiilaq typically take less than a dozen.
5 Within minutes, a minke whale’s sleek back rose just above the surface of the water.
6 For the minke whale, the increase in deaths is likely due to biological processes from infectious diseases, DiGiovanni said.
7 Local guides, such as Paul Hudd of JP Orkney, have the low down on the best places to see minke whales, basking sharks, orcas, and dolphins, as well as arranging personal island tours with Malcolm Macrae, the 12th Laird of Breckness.
8 Nordic balconies, as Viking calls them, ensure everyone can hear the blow of minke whale spouts right from bed—just hit a button and the top half of floor-to-ceiling windows recedes, allowing guests to feel the fresh air from the comfort of their couch.
9 Norwegian whalers said yesterday they had harpooned a female minke whale.
挪威的捕鲸人说昨天他们用捕鲸叉捕获了一头雌性小须鲸。
10 A minke whale swims near Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
一头小须鲸正在澳大利亚大堡礁附近游弋.
11 A dwarf minke whale swims near Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
一头小须鲸正在澳大利亚大堡礁附近游弋。
12 Activists have promised to harass the Japanese fleet and disrupt its plan to kill nearly one thousand minke and fin whales.
该组织的活动人士曾誓言要给日本的船队找麻烦,不让他们捕杀将近一千只长须和小须鲸的计划成功。