Minke Whale surfacing
This is the only photo I was able to take of a Minke Whale on our whale watching tour. We never did get a good look at whale, but what will stay with me in my memory is its breath. I’ve smelled bad breath before, but never bad breath from 75 yards away.
It you would open up a can of tuna, stick it in a plastic bag and leave it out in the sun for a few days and then later stick your nose in it, you would have an idea of what the breath of a Minke Whale smells like. Whales are beautiful, intelligent and awe inspiring creatures, but this species, who apparently earned the nickname, ‘stinky minke’ sure does smell.