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Minke whales are baleen whales, not toothed ones.
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What are whales called who have no teeth?
Baleen whales!
What teeth do humpback whales baleen or toothed?
they have baleen.
What are whales with teeth called?
The whales with teeth are called toothed whales. The ones that don't have teeth are called baleen whales. Baleen whales use filters to drain out water from plankton.
Do sperm whales have teeth or baleen?
They have teeth because they are toothed whales.
Are pilot whale toothed or baleen?
they are teeth not Baleen whales
What are minke whales?
They are a name given to two species of marine mammal belonging to a clade within the suborder of baleen whales. 2 sub species includes Common Minke and Antarctic minke whales. The common is least concerned but Antarctic minke is Data Deficient but suspected to be concerned.
Are Fin whales related to Minke whales?
Yes, they are related to one another. They are both in the family Balaenopteridae, which is in the subspecies of whales called Baleen Whales.
Does having no teeth cause a problem for the whales?
Many whales do have teeth; that is why they are called toothed whales. Baleen whales don't need teeth because their baleen plates filter out the plankton they eat.
Do minke whales eat dogfish?
No, because a minke whale is a baleen whale and also a rorqual( a suborder of baleen whales) and what they do is expand their thoat pleets to open their mouth really wide and then close the mouth to catch krill,not dogfish,in the mouth then filter out the water.
How large are sperm whales teeth?
Sperm whales have 70 teeth, depending on their age.
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 right whales baleen whale?
Yes, right whales are baleen whales. They have no teeth. They have baleen, whalebone, to strain out water and keep in plankton, krill and shrimp to swallow and eat.
