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The pleats expand when the whale sucks in water and krill.
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Is a whale group with dorsal fin and a series of grooves along the throat and chest?
A whale group with dorsal fin and a series of grooves along the throat and chest is: rorqual
Does the killer whale have throat grooves?
As far as i know.... yes they do
How does the throat grooves help the humpback whale?
helps the whale expand amounts of water in their mouth and they contract in and push out water
What whale group has a dorsal fin and a series of grooves along the throat and chest?
BALAENOPTERIDAE (Fin-backed Whale Family)
What are the lines on the underside of a blue whales chin called?
throat grooves
What is a description of a Blue Whale?
The blue whale is the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. It is also the loudest animal on Earth. These enormous mammals eat tiny organisms, like plankton and krill, which they sieve through baleen. They live in pods (small groups). These gray-blue whales have 2 blowholes and a 2-14 inch (5-30 cm) thick layer of blubber. Blue whales are rorqual whales, whales that have pleated throat grooves that allow their throat to expand during the huge intake of water during filter feeding. Blue whales have 50-70 throat grooves that run from the throat to mid-body.
What animal has the largest throat?
Worms! they have 5 infact
Can a blue whale swallow a grapefruit?
Yes, this is the largest thing a blue whale can swallow. It's throat is almost exactly the same diameter as its belly button, which is about the size of a salad plate
How big is a whale throat?
A humpback whale's blow hole is 8 to 10 inches in diameter. A sperm whale's blowhole is shaped like an "S" and is about 20 inches long.
Why do humpback whales have throat grooves?
shut u[
What is larger giraffe or whale's throat?
whales throat
Is the blue whale a toothed whale or a ballen whale?
The blue whale is a baleen whale.
