Rare underwater footage of minke whale captured in AntarcticaANTHONY POWELL/VIMEO In what is believed to be the first underwater footage of its species captured in the area, a minke whale exhales at the surface in the icy Ross Sea. A team of marine scientists are counting their blessings after capturing rare underwater footage of a minke whale in the Ross Sea off Antarctica – while on a trip to study killer whales. DR REGINA EISERT Minke whales are thought to number 180,000 in the icy waters of the Ross Sea. Dr Regina Eisert/Anthony Powell Scientists were researching killer whales when they captured what is thought to be the first underwater footage of a minke whale in the Ross Sea. Little is known about Antarctic minke whales, which can grow up to 10m long and weigh nine tonnes.

Source: Stuff March 19, 2018 22:38 UTC