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Its because of its diet, which is mainly fish. Most cetacea actually do have teeth, from the smaller porpoises to the huge Sperm Whale. The only whales that don't have teeth are the baleen whales, such as the Blue Whale and the fin whale.
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The orca has about 48-52 interlocking teeth they are about 7.2 cm in length and 2.5 in diameter. The killer whale does not chew its food. In fact it swallows it whole the killer whale has teeth to grab its prey firmly or tear shreads of the carcass of the body.
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∙ 16y agothey eat plankton and other organims instead of fish
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∙ 13y agowhale baleen is not is teeth is the same stuff that your fingernails is made out of and it is strong but bendeble and brakeble
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∙ 11y ago- they need brushy teeth because they need to filter the water out and keep the food in.
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∙ 12y agoYes, but in males only. Males have teeth on their lower jaw that they use to fight other males for mating privileges.
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∙ 14y agoOrcas have teeth to chew food.
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∙ 13y agoTo eat
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What are whales called who have no teeth?
Baleen whales!
What teeth do humpback whales baleen or toothed?
they have baleen.
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 sperm whales have teeth or baleen?
They have teeth because they are toothed whales.
DO minke whales have teeth or do they have baleen?
Minke whales are baleen whales, not toothed ones. Hope this helped.
Are pilot whale toothed or baleen?
they are teeth not Baleen whales
What is a blue whales teeth made out of?
Baleen is the fibers that Whales that have teeth are toothed whales and their teeth are called teeth. Baleen whales don't have teeth. They have tooth like plates similar to fingernails.Read more http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-are-whales-teeth-called-lexington/4680487#ixzz1GGQztYRImostWhales use to filter their food out of water
Does having no teeth cause a problem for the whales?
Many whales do have teeth; that is why they are called toothed whales. Baleen whales don't need teeth because their baleen plates filter out the plankton they eat.
What do some whales have instead of teeth?
Baleen plates for filtering food
How large are sperm whales teeth?
Sperm whales have 70 teeth, depending on their age.
Has a whale got teeth?
It depends, there are two types of whales, baleen whales and toothed whales, toothed whales as you would expect have teeth for chewing or tearing into food, examples are dolphins and killer whales. But baleen whales like the humpback do not have teeth at all instead they have a plate of bone like material made up of the same material as finger nails, which they use to filter feed.
Are right whales baleen whale?
Yes, right whales are baleen whales. They have no teeth. They have baleen, whalebone, to strain out water and keep in plankton, krill and shrimp to swallow and eat.
