Common minke whale this mistake during Foyn's whaling operations in the Varanger Fjord between 1868 and 1885." It has formerly been known as the little piked whale, the lesser or least rorqual, and the sharp-headed finner. American whalemen in the 19th century simply thought of them as "young finbacks" or a "Finback's calf", apparently under the impression that they were juveniles of their larger relative, the fin whale. They were also called zwergwal (German: "dwarf whale") or vågehval (Norwegian: "bay whale"). In Japan they are called koiwashi-kujira ("little sardine whale") or minku-kujira ("minke whale"). In Greenland they are known by the Danish name
Blue whale penis dubbed "a real Moby Dick". The specimen is just the tip, as the entire organ, when intact, would have been about long and weighed about , well above average for even a blue whale. By comparison, an adult elephant's penis is the largest penis of any land animal at on average. Blue whale penis The blue whale has the largest penis in the animal kingdom. It is commonly cited as having an average penis length of to and a diameter of to . The reported average penis length varies but is usually mentioned to have an average length of .