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Blue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". 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.
They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.
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∙ 12y agoBlue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". 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.
They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.
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∙ 13y agoabout 300 million
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What helps the blue whale?
whales eat [plankton
What large animal is most known to eat plankton?
The whale. The largest whale is the blue whale.
Are blue whales omnivores?
No, they are carnivores, they eat plankton.
How much plankton does a blue whale eat per day?
about the same amount as sperm i can produce
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.
Sea creatures what does plankton eat?
Phytoplankton eat small bacteria, which eat decomposing matter. they are in the blue whale's food chain.
Why does a blue whale eat 4 tons of krill a day?
Well, they have to eat that much or they won't survive/ they won't be satisfied and happy. But I don't think that they eat krill, I think it's plankton...
What dos a whale eat?
Plankton.
How much zoo plankton does a right whale eat a day?
5000 pounds a day
What do plankton-eat?
Most plankton, known as phytoplankton, (but not all) eat in much the same way as do plants - through photosynthesis, the process by which sunlight is converted into food energy.MorePlanktonic animals mostly eat other plankton, incluing the planktonic plants described above, and smaller animals which are also plankton. The smallest of the plankton can eat bacteria and detritus, but the largest of the plankton are true predators. These kind of plankton are called zooplankton, because they are animals.Phytoplankton eat small bacteria, which eat decomposing matter. They are in the blue whale's food chain.
What do the whale and basking sharks eat?
Plankton.
What plankton does a gray whale eat?
Brine
