minke whale
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The minke whale is one of the smallest and most common baleen whales, known for its streamlined body, pointed snout, and widespread distribution in oceans worldwide.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| minke whale canonical | 2 |
| Antarctic minke whale | 1 |
| Minke whale | 1 |
| common minke whale | 1 |
| minke whales | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T636003 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: minke whale Context triple: [Stellwagen Bank, habitatFor, minke whale]
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A.
southern right whale
The southern right whale is a large baleen whale species known for its slow, coastal migrations and frequent surface activity, making it a prominent attraction for whale watching along the coasts of regions like Patagonia.
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B.
Weddell seal
The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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C.
Steller sea lion
The Steller sea lion is a large, cold-water marine mammal of the North Pacific known for its massive size, thick neck, and loud, roaring vocalizations.
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D.
Mediterranean monk seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, a rare earless seal native to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
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E.
leopard seal
The leopard seal is a large, powerful Antarctic marine predator known for its spotted coat and for preying on penguins and other seals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: minke whale Target entity description: The minke whale is one of the smallest and most common baleen whales, known for its streamlined body, pointed snout, and widespread distribution in oceans worldwide.
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A.
southern right whale
The southern right whale is a large baleen whale species known for its slow, coastal migrations and frequent surface activity, making it a prominent attraction for whale watching along the coasts of regions like Patagonia.
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B.
Weddell seal
The Weddell seal is a large, deep-diving Antarctic seal species known for living year-round on sea ice and for its remarkable ability to vocalize underwater.
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C.
Steller sea lion
The Steller sea lion is a large, cold-water marine mammal of the North Pacific known for its massive size, thick neck, and loud, roaring vocalizations.
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D.
Mediterranean monk seal
The Mediterranean monk seal is one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, a rare earless seal native to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.
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E.
leopard seal
The leopard seal is a large, powerful Antarctic marine predator known for its spotted coat and for preying on penguins and other seals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baleen whale
ⓘ
cetacean ⓘ marine mammal ⓘ |
| averageLifespan | up to 50 years ⓘ |
| behavior | generally solitary or in small groups ⓘ |
| bodyShape | streamlined ⓘ |
| calvingInterval | approximately every 1 to 2 years ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coloration |
dark gray to black dorsally
ⓘ
lighter underside ⓘ |
| commercialUse | target of some modern whaling operations ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| diet |
krill
ⓘ
planktonic crustaceans ⓘ small schooling fish ⓘ |
| distinctiveMarking | white band on flippers in many populations ⓘ |
| distribution |
both hemispheres
ⓘ
worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| dorsalFinPosition | far back on body ⓘ |
| family |
Balaenoptera
ⓘ
surface form:
Balaenopteridae
|
| feedingMethod | filter feeding ⓘ |
| genus | Balaenoptera ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 10 months ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal waters
ⓘ
open ocean ⓘ |
| hasBaleenPlates | yes ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
minke whale
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
common minke whale
lesser rorqual ⓘ minke whale ⓘ northern minke whale ⓘ |
| hasDorsalFin | yes ⓘ |
| hasRelatedTaxon |
Balaenoptera
ⓘ
surface form:
Balaenoptera bonaerensis
|
| hasScientificName | Balaenoptera acutorostrata ⓘ |
| hasSubspecies |
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
ⓘ
surface form:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata acutorostrata
Balaenoptera acutorostrata ⓘ
surface form:
Balaenoptera acutorostrata scammoni
|
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength |
about 10 meters
ⓘ
about 35 feet ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | up to 10 metric tons ⓘ |
| migration | seasonal ⓘ |
| order | Cetacea ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| preferredClimate |
polar waters
ⓘ
temperate waters ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| snoutShape | pointed ⓘ |
| swimmingSpeed | fast and agile swimmer ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threat |
bycatch in fishing gear
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ commercial whaling ⓘ noise pollution ⓘ ship strikes ⓘ |
| vocalization | produces low-frequency sounds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: minke whale Description of subject: The minke whale is one of the smallest and most common baleen whales, known for its streamlined body, pointed snout, and widespread distribution in oceans worldwide.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Minke whale
this entity surface form:
common minke whale
this entity surface form:
minke whales
this entity surface form:
Antarctic minke whale