| 41. | Multiple mutations have been identified in genes related to the production of enamel in modern baleen whales.
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| 42. | Last year, Norwegian whalers killed about 300 minke whales, which are the smallest of the baleen whales.
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| 43. | They are also known to interact with other baleen whales especially with Humpback whales or Bottlenose dolphins.
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| 44. | All frequently involved species are toothed whales ( Odontoceti ), rather than baleen whales ( Mysticeti ).
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| 45. | Gigi was the first captive baleen whale.
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| 46. | In contrast, baleen whales have evolved baleen plates to filter feed plankton and small fish from the water.
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| 47. | Minkes are the smallest of the baleen whales, reaching about 9 meters ( 30 feet ) in length.
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| 48. | Minke, the smallest of the baleen whales, can grow up to 9 meters ( 30 feet ) long.
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| 49. | Minke whales are the smallest of the baleen whales, growing to about nine meters ( 30 feet ).
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| 50. | Tadasu Yamada described the new, smaller-than-usual baleen whale species in this week's issue of the science journal Nature.
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