The vocalisation of a dwarf minke whale sounds so strange and resonant it has been likened to a Star Wars lightsaber.

Minke whales, considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, can grow up to 26 feet long and weigh up to 14,000 pounds, according to NOAA.

Boaters got “lucky enough” to spot a plethora of sea creatures off the coast of California, spotting multiple species in one ...

“Bob the Minke Whale,” as the 25-foot-long creature has been dubbed, was first spotted on March 31, near the Harbor Breeze charter boats and the Aquarium of Long Beach. The second day, it ...

“Bob the Minke Whale,” as the 25-foot-long creature has been dubbed, was first spotted on March 31, near the Harbor Breeze charter boats and the Aquarium of Long Beach. The second day, it ...

A dead minke whale washed up along the Ventura County coast last week, but the tides kept a team from examining the young ...

“These are two very different species,” he said. “The going theory is that … the factors involved are suspected to be quite different.” Whereas sightings of minke whales are exceedingly rare in the ...

“Bob the Minke Whale,” as the 25-foot-long creature has been dubbed, was first spotted on March 31, near the Harbor Breeze charter boats and the Aquarium of Long Beach. The second day, it ...

“Bob the Minke Whale,” as the 25-foot-long creature has been dubbed, was first spotted on March 31, near the Harbor Breeze charter boats and the Aquarium of Long Beach. The second day, it ...