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Baleen whales eat krill, zooplankton and small fish swarming in large schools. Because baleen whales have no teeth, they are believed to uses their enormous tongue to move food trapped inside the baleen, to squeeze water out of the mouth, and to assist the action of swallowing.
Ole Champlin
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∙ 16y agoBalleen is used to sift food out of the water. Large whales tend to eat krill witch is kindof like sea monkeys, small shrimp, and they use the Balleen to sift them out of the water. The whales have no teeth because they were changed into the hairlike Balleen long ago. More at Marine Biology web sites. to sift out useable food form the whales great intakes of water Most whales eat krill which are small crustacians. Whales basically fill their mouths with huge amounts of water rich with krill and use baleen, which acts like a filter, to filter the krill by pushing out the water through the baleen. They then wipe the krill off the inside of the baleen with their tongues and swallow it.
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∙ 8y agoA baleen is another term for a baleen whale, or the bony material which makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale.
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What part of a whale is called balleen?
Baleen whales have a baleen instead of teeth. They are like toothbrushes, bristly on the inside, and can be several feet long. Baleen whales use their baleen to eat food.
Is a baleen whale a producer canivore herbivore or omnivore?
A carnivore.
Is the killer whale a baleen or toothed?
A killer whale is a toothed predatory mammal, that feeds on large fish, squid, seals, and sometimes dolphins.
What are the properties of life and their purpose?
i am the purpose
What is the purpose of peticides?
The purpose of pesticides is to kill pests.
What is baleen and what is the purpose?
Baleen is the filter system baleen whales use to feed on microscopic organisms.
What is the purpose of baleen that's found in a whales mouth?
Baleen whales, or Mysticetes, are filter feeders. They suck in water and strain it to get the tiny animals, which they then swallow. The baleen acts like a strainer or seize to trap these planktors.
Is a blue whale baleen or toothed?
a baleen whale
Would a whale shark eat a shark?
No. At least, not on purpose. The whale shark feeds on plankton, as do baleen whales.
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.
Are Gray Whales baleen or toothed?
Baleen.
What group is a humpback whale in baleen or toothed?
baleen
What teeth do humpback whales baleen or toothed?
they have baleen.
Are humpback whales toothed or baleen whales?
Baleen
What adapitve features does the baleen whale have?
yes it is a baleen whale
Are pilot whale toothed or baleen?
they are teeth not Baleen whales
Is a bowhead whale a baleen or a toothed?
I believe it is an Arctic baleen.
