Then the whale escapes. Listen to the unusual song of minke whales . Tell us what you think . In More to Explore the National Geographic magazine team shares some of its best sources and other information. Special thanks to the Research Division.
Rice calls the southern species the Antarctic minke whale.
A third form of minke, called the dwarf minke and proposed as a subspecies, occurs in the Southern Hemisphere. Though found in the same waters as the southern species, the dwarf minke is actually more closely related to the northern minke. This site also includes current press releases and links to other marine mammal sites. This nonprofit Japanese research organization specializes in whale biology. Involved in the study of minkes in the Southern Hemisphere and the North Pacific, this organization is funded in part by revenue from the sale of meat from whales harvested for research purposes.