Omura's Whale

  • The Naming of Omura’s Whale

    The Naming of Omura’s Whale

    Not much is known about Omura’s Whale (Balaenoptera omurai). It was first described by three Japanese scientists, Shiro Wada, Masayuki Oishi, and Tadasu K. Yamada, in 2003 (read their whole article here) and is the second smallest baleen whale, after the Minke, thought to grow to between 9.6 and 11.5 m long (31.5 to 37.7…