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New Hybrid Whale Discovered in Arctic Thursday, January 27, 2011 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Biology   
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They may be polar opposites, but something is attracting two species of minke whales, producing at least one hybrid offspring, a new study says. A cross between an Antarctic minke whale and a northern minke whale was recently discovered during a DNA analysis of whales caught by Norwegian hunters.Normally the two whale species—both of which can reach 35 feet (11 meters) in length—undertake seasonal migrations that separate them by many miles of ocean. (source: news.nationalgeographic.com)
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