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They have teeth because they are toothed whales.

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How large are sperm whales teeth?

Sperm whales have 70 teeth, depending on their age.


Do gray whales have baleen?

Gray whales are baleen whales. The Sperm whale is the only really big toothed whale.


Do female sperm whales have teeth?

The sperm whale is a toothed whale. The sperm whale could be the biggest animal in in existence that has teeth. It has big teeth (in it's lower jaw) to catch and eat large prey, such as the giant squid. Baleen is not a tooth, but, is a flexible plate, and baleen whales have many of them in the front of the mouths. Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, eat very small animals such as plankton by taking large amounts of water into their mouths. The whales then strain the water through their baleen, which traps the plankton inside, which are then swallowed. Whalers who caught sperm whales in the past, would sometimes take the large teeth and make drawings on them.


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 a whales teeth?

A toothed whale (dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, beluga whales, narwhals, sperm whales)'s teeth are just called teeth. A baleen whale (blue whale, right whale, gray whale, humpback whales)'s teeth are called baleen.


What are whales called who have no teeth?

Baleen whales!


What teeth do humpback whales baleen or toothed?

they have baleen.


What kind of whales have no teeth?

THE TOOTHLESS WHALES: blue whales, finback whales, right whales, sei whales, humpback whales, and gray whales. THE TOOTHED WHALES: white beluga whales, black beluga whales (pilot whales), orcas (killer whales), sperm whales.


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 minke whales have teeth or do they have baleen?

Minke whales are baleen whales, not toothed ones. Hope this helped.


Are sperm whale toothed whales or baleen whales?

Toothed whales


Are pilot whale toothed or baleen?

they are teeth not Baleen whales