Rorquals: The Humpback Whale and Its Closest Relatives
Channel: Animal Analytics
Date: 07/01/2024

Whales in the group Mysticeti, more commonly known as the baleen whales are fascinating animals. This video zooms in on the largest group of baleen whales - those in the family Balaenopteridae, colloquially known as the rorquals. 

All pictures attributed to Animal Analytics were taken by me personally. A full description of all others can be found in the following document, along with notable scientific papers I used when researching this topic. 

Attributions and Research Papers: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qdun45qh9ve7cov9pwdat/Attributions-and-Copyright-Information.docx?rlkey=qypopu9tsd4fzp5n12kukjq73&dl=0 

Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Closest Relatives of Rorquals
01:35 The Rorquals, Balaenopteridae
02:16 Common Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
04:16 Antarctic Minke Whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
05:56 Grey Whale, Eschrichtius robustus
08:12 Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
11:56 Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
14:01 Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
15:48 Bryde's Whale Species Complex
16:14 Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis
17:27 Eden's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni
18:42 Rice's Whale, Balaenoptera ricei
20:04 Omura's Whale, Balaenoptera omurai
20:59 Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera brydei
22:38 Outro

Thank you for watching, and let me know what animals you would like to see me talk about next.