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The Humpback whale is a baleen.
Colby Leffler
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∙ 12y agoThe humpback whale is a baleen whale, which means it sucks water and filters it through it's baleen to eat its prey. The filtered water is then released through its blow hole.
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Is the humpback whale a baleen whale or a toothed whale?
The Humpback whale is a baleen.
What group is a humpback whale in baleen or toothed?
baleen
What is the classification a humpback whale put in?
baleen whale
Does the humpback whale have teeth?
No, they have baleen. Tooth buds do develop in fetuses, but these aren't retained.
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.
What type of animal has names known as humpback and baleen?
Whale.
Could youGiveme 3 names of baleen whales?
grey whale blue whale humpback whale
Does a humpback have teeth?
Humpback whales are a species of baleen whale, meaning that they do not have teeth; rather, they have baleen plates that they use to filter seawater and extract small prey animals.
Are humpback whales ballen whales?
They are part of Baleen whale. To be specific, it is Balaenopteridae family. This is the largest group of baleen whales.
Is a humpback whale and a killer whale a carnivore?
A killer whale actively hunts living prey and is a carnivore. A humpback whale is a baleen whale and sieves krill through it's baleen plates. Though, as krill is very small shrimp-like animals, it could be thought that humpbacks are indeed carnivore.
Are toothed whales or baleen whales bigger?
Baleen whales are technically larger than tooth whales because the blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, but the sperm whale, which is a tooth whale, is pretty large.The baleen whales are normally larger, except for the sperm whale, which can be as long as many baleen whales.
How do you spell humpback whale?
Humpback Whale that looks nice and neat NOT humpback whale! Common names should not be capitalized, italicized or underlined. So: The humpback whale breached. NOT: The Humpback Whale breached.
