Rorquals: The Humpback Whale and Its Closest Relatives

Whales in the group Mysticeti, more commonly known as the baleen whales are fascinating animals. This video zooms in on the largest group of baleen whales - those in the family Balaenopteridae, colloquially known as the rorquals.
All pictures attributed to Animal Analytics were taken by me personally. A full description of all others can be found in the following document, along with notable scientific papers I used when researching this topic.
Attributions and Research Papers: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/qdun45...
Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:32 Closest Relatives of Rorquals
01:35 The Rorquals, Balaenopteridae
02:16 Common Minke Whale, Balaenoptera acutorostrata
04:16 Antarctic Minke Whale, Balaenoptera bonaerensis
05:56 Grey Whale, Eschrichtius robustus
08:12 Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
11:56 Fin Whale, Balaenoptera physalus
14:01 Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
15:48 Bryde's Whale Species Complex
16:14 Sei Whale, Balaenoptera borealis
17:27 Eden's Whale, Balaenoptera edeni
18:42 Rice's Whale, Balaenoptera ricei
20:04 Omura's Whale, Balaenoptera omurai
20:59 Bryde's Whale, Balaenoptera brydei
22:38 Outro
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Glad you're enjoying it! I'll have to look into mics - it might also just be an issue with settings...