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Yazmin Sawayn
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∙ 12y agoNO. KRILL IS A WHALES MAIN FOOD SOURCE. Specifically, the whale opens his wide mouth and the krill gets trapped inside and swallows with no biting of course because he has no teeth.
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Main food of baleen whales?
krill and plankton
What is the main difference between the two groups of whales?
Their teeth. Baleen whales such as humpbacks have brush-like baleens to filter plankton, and toothed whales like dolphins and killer whales (but also the sperm whale) have teeth to catch fish.
Why do whales eat so much krill everyday?
it is their main food source
What are the three main things that whales eat?
A normal whales diet will consists of three main things. Fish, squid and tiny little plankton. They swim through the water, mouth open to catch the plankton.
Why are phytoplankton so important?
They are important because they are the primary food source of many marine animals.
What type of marine life is the main source of food for larger marine life?
Well the staple of the food chain would be plankton. Remember a producer is the base of all food chains. Except in a few rare cases, such as deep sea vents and caves with no light.
What do the humpback whales feed on?
There main prey is Krill, Crab and Fish. Like a lot of whales, their favorite is Krill. Krill is consumed in mass quantities are is prime source of food.
What is the main food eaten by whales?
seals
Is plankton a whale's main food?
Not the smallest forms. Baleen whales such as the blue whale feed primarily on krill, which are small shrimp-like crustaceans. Krill are sometimes included in the largest-sized group called "megaplankton" (1-2 cm or larger) which feed on plankton and become prey for the whales.Toothed whales, on the other hand, feed on larger fish and squid.
What animals are helped by the sea currents and how?
The main Animal that is helped by the natural currents of the sea are plankton And whales, these are both very closely linked because as you are more than likely to know, whales EAT plankton. to put it simply, The curretntakes the plankton with it transferring them to their breeding grounds which is good for them however there is a bad point, as the current carries on it still takes the plankton with it and simply washes into the whales mouth! sinple as that! even i know that and I'm twelve! by emilina!
What is the main difference of the two kinds of whales please answer my question little boy's happiness?
baleen whales are larger than toothed whales. Baleen whales have two blowholes on the top of there heads.Baleen whales are solitary most of the time and they eat small fish and plankton.
Why do whales migrate to Antarctica?
Whales feed in the Southern Ocean, which surrounds Antarctica, for one main reason: the food source.
