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This is from Enchanted Learning- "DIET AND BALEEN
Minke whales (like all baleen whales) are seasonal feeders and carnivores. They sieve through the ocean water with their baleen. They filters out small polar plankton, krill, and small fish, even chasing schools of sardines, anchovies, cod, herring, and capelin. They have the same diet as blue whales. The baleen plates in the minke whale's jaws have about 300 pairs of short, smooth baleen plates. The largest plates are about less than 12 inches (30 cm) long and 5 inches (13 cm) wide. The fine textured baleen bristles are fringed and are creamy-white with pure white bristles.. " http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Minke.shtml krill
They have a main diet of Krill. This is common among whales as Krill is consumed in mass quantities each day. However, they do eat Fish and other crustaceans.
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∙ 9y agoThe minke whale has three main predators which are sharks, killer whales, and humans. The minke whale mainly preys on schools of small fish such as pilchard and herring.
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∙ 9y agoThey have a main diet of Krill. This is common among whales as Krill is consumed in mass quantities each day. However, they do eat Fish and other crustaceans.
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What do Antarctic Minke whales eat?
krill
Do they eat minke whales in iceland?
Minke Whale meat is consumed in Iceland. Iceland hunts their own Minke Whales each year. Usually they sell it to Japan but some Icelandic do eat Whale meat.
DO minke whales have teeth or do they have baleen?
Minke whales are baleen whales, not toothed ones. Hope this helped.
Are minke whales fish?
No all whales are mammals.
Do minke whales have enemies?
The Minke Whale has 2 enemies. The enemies are Humans and Orca/Killer Whales. Humans hunt the Minke Whales for their blubber and around 1,000 are hunted. Orcas feed on them as food but usually targets the more younger and more vulnerable minke whale.
How do minke whales eat?
They eat in same way other whales do. That is by ingesting it through their mouths. The common diet is Fish, krill or other crustaceans.
What are the minke whales enemies?
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Minke whales habitat?
the ocean
What are minke whales?
They are a name given to two species of marine mammal belonging to a clade within the suborder of baleen whales. 2 sub species includes Common Minke and Antarctic minke whales. The common is least concerned but Antarctic minke is Data Deficient but suspected to be concerned.
What is so special about minke whales?
There are few interesting facts about Minke Whales, look at 2 following examples. Minke whales are generally solitary, although they can sometimes be seen in groups of 2 or 3. Minke whales are highly inquisitive and are likely to approach boats, especially younger animals.
Is Japanese whaling still happening?
Yes. They still catch sei, sperm, Bryde's, and minke whales in the North Pacific and Antarctic minke and fin whales in the Southern Ocean. They catch over 1,000 per year -- mostly minke whales.
Do minke whales eat dogfish?
No, because a minke whale is a baleen whale and also a rorqual( a suborder of baleen whales) and what they do is expand their thoat pleets to open their mouth really wide and then close the mouth to catch krill,not dogfish,in the mouth then filter out the water.
