Figure 63. — Three views of minke whales at sea. In all note the transverse 

 band of white on the flippers and the sharply pointed head. Note the gray 

 chevron visible on the back (top), the absence of a conspicuous blow and 

 the appearance of the prominent dorsal fin on the surface while the 

 blowholes are still exposed (middle), and the distinctive regions of light 

 gray on the sides (bottom). [Photos from off San Diego, Calif, by G. E. 

 Lmgle [top]; from the northern West Indies by H.E. Winn [midiUe\; and 

 from the western Pacific by Japanese Whales Research Institute, courte- 

 sy ofH. Omura [bottom].) 



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