A mysterious whale species swims in warming waters

Grist
By Eric HolthausApr 3, 2018, 7:05 am88 pts
A few miles off the coast of the rapidly warming Antarctic Peninsula, scientists are getting their first-ever detailed look at one of the most mysterious mammals on the planet, minke whales. Smaller cousins of the mammoth blue whale, the elusive minkes have remained mostly out of reach in the deep fjords of the…

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