Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the ...
As baleen whales, they can expand their throats like large balloons, allowing them to engulf a lot of water at a time. They ...
A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems.
Endangered pygmy blue whales dive to depths in the ocean to ... thousands of liters of water are filtered through their baleen plates and swallowed as a food bolus. And if their prey is plentiful ...
Baleen whales sing more when there is an abundant supply of food, according to a new study. The study, published Feb. 26 in the journal PLOS One, indicates the marine giants’ vocalizations can ...
Baleen whales are among the largest creatures in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re safe from other animals. A pod of orcas can take a giant baleen whale down, and these filter-feeders ...
Baleen whales, on the other hand, have large, comb-like "baleen plates" that are made from the same material as our fingernails. These whales use their baleen plates to filter tiny animals ...
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