30 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises live in, or visit Great Barrier Reef waters. One of the whales is called is dwarf minke whale and it was only discovered in Great Barrier Reef waters during the 1980s. This whale is the second smallest of the balleen whales. The minke whale mostly to be seen is from the shore in the U.K. and Ireland, especially in Scotland, the Northern Isles and Western Ireland. It is rare in the Southern North Sea and Channel region. Most of the baleen whales undergo seasonal migrations and, in many cases, these are over huge distances. However the minke whale unusually are not conforming to this pattern, although they seem to move further away from the shore in the autumn. They also appear to be more solitary than other baleens.-->Can you guess where the name of this whale came from?
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