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The humpback whale is approximately four times larger than the closely related common minke whale, and the orca whale can be 20 times larger than the closely related bottlenose dolphin.
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Athena Aktipis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021
That breaks down to 150 bryde's whales, 52 common minke whales and 25 sei whales.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 2 July 2019
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Athena Aktipis, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2021
That breaks down to 150 bryde's whales, 52 common minke whales and 25 sei whales.
—Ivan Watson, CNN, 2 July 2019
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“Common minke whale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20minke%20whale. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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