Minke whale. Photo found in Flickr.

For this summer’s expedition in Saguenay, we take a look at 6 of the 13 whales that are present in the region.

Take a look at this drawing to get an idea of the scale of whales and this chart on how to recognize them from whales-online.net

This species is a baleen whale. Baleen you say? They are like rigid hairs that this whale uses to comb the ocean for food, such as krill (small shrimps) – Ironic that the biggest eat the smallest. Read more about baleen on Wikipedia.

This whale is smaller than its cousins. Under 10 meters, and with its 8 tons, the Minke is the smallest of the St. Lawrence baleens.

Popular with tourists for his curious nature, this whale is even recognized by its foul smell.