This time I wanted to talk about the more commonly seen minke whale — in fact, that’s their official name, common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata). Iceland has started whaling again, despite global anti-whaling sentiment, and could start catching minke whales this summer. According to NOAA, minke whales “received their common name from a Norwegian novice whaling spotter named Meincke, who supposedly mistook a minke whale for a blue whale.” The most recent research I found described a minke whale who was emitting “pulse trains” off the coast of Florida — sounds the whale altered when they realized researchers were nearby. We’re heading to the Arctic to uncover one of the world’s most mysterious whale species: the narwhal.