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How does a baleen whale digest food?

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What is the food of the Baleen whale?

Krill and plankton.


Is a bow head whale baleen or toothed?

The Bowhead Whale is a baleen whale. A quick way to tell is to check the scientific name, Balaena mysticetus. Balaena indicates that it is considered a baleen whale. Baleen whales have a number of identifying characteristics but the key is baleen plates instead of teeth. Bowheads use their baleen to filter their food.


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.


Is a blue whale baleen or toothed?

a baleen whale


Is the humpback whale a baleen whale or a toothed whale?

The Humpback whale is a baleen.


What special feature does a baleen whale have to let it eat the food it eat the food it wants?

baleen whales eat large whales


What adapitve features does the baleen whale have?

yes it is a baleen whale


Is a baleen whale a herbivore?

Baleen whales Are CARNIVORES as their main food is KRILL which are tiny shrimp-like ANIMALS.


Is a humpback whale a tooth whale or a baleen whale?

The Humpback whale is a baleen.


Is a fin whale baleen or toothed?

The fin whale is a rorqual whale, the same family as the blue whale. It feeds by filtering krill trough huge plates of a horny substance called baleen. So yes, it is a baleen whale.


Is a rorqual a toothed or baleen whale?

It is a baleen whale of the family Balaenopteridae, which includes the blue whale.


What is the difference between the blue whale and the killer whale?

There are two distinct groups of whales, toothed and baleen whales. The baleen whale is a baleen whale due to its baleen plates in the mouth instead of teeth. The killer whale has teeth which means it chews its food and eats larger animals. The blue whale eats krill and other little organisms floating in the water. The baleen plates allow the whale to take in water and the krill and pushes the water through the plates which hold back the krill and other larger organisms, it then swallows the food that was left behind. This is the main distinction between the two whales.