Meet the minke whale, smooth, subtle, and totally unbothered. While most whales are out here breaching and making a splash, the minke glides under the radar. It’s the smallest of the rorqual family, but don’t let that fool you, this streamlined swimmer can reach speeds of up to 25 mph. And unlike its more flamboyant cousins, it rarely breaches or fluke-dives. Just pure, minimalist cool. Minkes are opportunistic feeders, often zig-zagging through bait balls with precision. Instead of the dramatic

5.3K views · 5.6K reactions | 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 | Facebook

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