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Do seals and blue whales eat plankton?

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Where do whales eat?

Most whales like humpback whales, sperm whales, and blue whales eat krill or plankton. Killer whales eat penguins, seals, or turtles.


Are blue whales predates of plankton?

Yes, blue whales are predators to plankton. Blue whales eat shrimp and tiny microorganisms (including plankton)while swallowing a mass of water.


What eats plankton?

Whales, seals, zooplankton, scallops, krill, crabs, oysters, and other plankton all eat plankton.


What helps the blue whale?

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Do blue whales eat human beings?

no. blue whales aren't human eaters. The only thing the eat is plankton


Do whales eat ringed seals?

Killer whales will eat ringed seals but they are technically whales in name only. They are more properly categorized in the same family with dolphins and porpoises. Baleen whales (like the blue whale) eat only plankton. Toothed whales (like the humpback) might eat a seal but are more likely going to stick to eating giant squid and the like.


Do humpback whales eat seeweed?

Whales are carnivores, so they cannot eat plants. Humpback whales are baleen whales, which means that they don't even eat large fishes or seals; they eat plankton.


Are blue whales omnivores?

No, they are carnivores, they eat plankton.


What do most whales eat?

Despite their size, whales are often plankton eaters. Some, like the killer whale, eat fish and seals.


What do whales eat and where it live?

Whales with bristle teeth eat plankton found on the bottom of the ocean. Whales with real teeth tend to eat animals like seals found in cold waters.


Are whales carnivorous?

Whales are carnivorous.In a way, yes, because they eat masses of plankton.


How do whales eat plankton?

Whales that eat plankton have things called baleen plates. They are fleshy plates covered in hairs. the whale approaches the swimming plankton with an open mouth and then closes its mouth. The whale then pushes the water out with its tongue while the baleen traps the krill. The whale then consumes the krill without having to swallow all of the seawater. Some whales do and some whales don't like the killer whale eats meat and other fish etc but whales for example the blue whale only eat plankton.