20K views · 1.9K reactions | : Julia Sumerling (@seajewlz) // In 2004, Dr. Jason Gedamke was recording underwater sounds in the Great Barrier Reef, and discovered the dwarf minke is the source of an unusual, complex, and stereotyped vocalization called the “star wars” call. Volume up to hear it! This regional-specific behavioral distinction suggests aggregate or community adaptive behaviors among subspecies of minke whales. | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR | Facebook

Listen to the first ever recording of a dwarf minke whale... they sound like lightsabers! Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough starts 30 December on BBC One | BBC Earth

Have you ever seen a Dwarf Minke Whale? Dwarf Minke Whales are less common in Hervey Bay than humpbacks, but we are thrilled to occasionally encounter them!⭐️ They are the smallest of the great rorqual whales, reaching up to 10.7 meters (35 feet) long and weighing up to 9,072 kg (10 tons)! 🙌 They are currently recognized as an “undescribed subspecies of the common minke whale,” and they are smaller than the common and Antarctic minke whales.🐋 These whales are incredibly fast, with a maximum sp

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🐳 The dwarf minke whale emits the so called "Star Wars" vocalization, a complex, stereotyped call often described as "almost synthetic, metallic, or mechanical." ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Video Credit: Julia Sumerling @seajewlz ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ #Whales #DwarfMinkeWhale #SeaLife #MarineLife #Ocean #Alaska | Grays Harbor Historical Seaport