An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth.
Blue whales are known to usually eat krill and copepods. A blue whale can eat up to 8,000 pounds of krill during it's peak season.
Blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill, a tiny kind of shrimp. Other types of zooplankton are being eaten by blue whales as well. Sometimes they eat up to 3600 kilograms (7900 pounds) a day of krill.
Yes, blue whales do eat krill. They eat a lot of it too!
Your question is mistaken. Blue whales eat krill. Krill are tiny organisms that float about in the water and are kind of like plankton.
Yes. Blue Whales feed exclusively on krill.
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Blue whales are not herbivores. Instead, blue whales are carnivores. Blue whales diet consists of mainly Krill and Fish.
Blue whales are Krill eaters. Krill are tiny creatures. The blue whale brings in a large amount of Krill along with water, then they close a filter called their balleen and push the water out, leaving the Krill in their mouth. Then they swallow.
No, blue whales like eating krill and fish. Not humans. Blue whales are extremely marvellous animals though.
Blue whales love Krill
Blue whales love krill and eat almost 40 million a day.