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Yes, it is. it has baleen type of teeth (they are like many, many long tooth brush hairs used for combing out krill and plankton from the water).
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∙ 12y agoNo, but Blue Whales were nicknamed "Sulpher Bottom" by the Whalers back in the 10th - 18th Century because of the Yellow mark under on the Blue Whale's Belly.
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Are Baleen whales and Blue whales the same?
Definition for Baleen Whale: Any whale that has baleen or is a odontocetes whale.So, they are not technically same thing, but a blue whale is a type of baleen or odontocetes whale. This is because other whales have baleen, such as the Right Whale.
Where are baleen blue whales from?
from the desert
How are blue whales different to orcas?
blue whales have baleen and orcas have teeth
Are toothed whales or baleen whales bigger?
Baleen whales are technically larger than tooth whales because the blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, but the sperm whale, which is a tooth whale, is pretty large.The baleen whales are normally larger, except for the sperm whale, which can be as long as many baleen whales.
What is the name of any of several baleen whales in the family which includes blue fin and humpback whales?
Baleen whales belong in the whale family called the rorqual.
What whales do not have the same feeding structure as a blue whale?
Blue whales are baleen whales or filter feeders. Any whale classified as a toothed whale has a different mode of feeding, hence do not have baleen, but teeth.
Pictuers of blue whales teeth?
Blue Whales have Baleen Plates rather than teeth - they are filter feeders.
What is a blue whales teeth made out of?
Baleen is the fibers that Whales that have teeth are toothed whales and their teeth are called teeth. Baleen whales don't have teeth. They have tooth like plates similar to fingernails.Read more http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-are-whales-teeth-called-lexington/4680487#ixzz1GGQztYRImostWhales use to filter their food out of water
Are blue whale canines or felines?
Neither. They are Baleen Whales.
Gray blue bowhead and finback are types of what?
Baleen whales.
What class is the blue whale?
Baleen whales. Baleen whales eat, well, urchins, crabs, fish eggs, shri-oh, never mind.
Are bowhead whales baleen whales?
Bowhead whales are baleen whales.
