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Baleen plates for filtering food
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What do blue whales have instead of teeth?
Bristles or a screening device
Why do some whales have sive's instead of teeth?
to sift throught the sea water for krill and other tasty things
Bowhead whales have what kind of teeth?
Bowhead whales are baleen whales, which means they do not have teeth. Instead, they have plates of baleen, a keratin-based substance. Each plate has hair at the tip.
Does Shamu have teeth?
yes all whales have some sort of teeth
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.
What are some of the killer whales defenses?
there teeth are sharp
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
How many types of whales have teeth?
only baleen whale have bristley teeth. all whale HAVE teeth. but whale like Killer Whales have sharp teeth!Q :)
What is a whales teeth made out of?
blue whales dont have teeth
What is a baleen whale?
Baleen whales are a group of whales that are filter feeders. Instead of teeth they have baleens which are long plates acting as a sieve. They take a big gulp of water and filter out the krill, small fish etc and swallow.
Do sperm whales have teeth or baleen?
They have teeth because they are toothed whales.
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.
