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Bowhead whales are baleen whales.
Baleen whales eat krill (by filtering it through their baleen plates; hence the name).
Baleen whales belong in the whale family called the rorqual.
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Baleen Whales.
The Southern Right Whale's scientific name is Eubalaena Autralis. Hope this helps!
The Bowhead Whale is a baleen whale. A quick way to tell is to check the scientific name, Balaena mysticetus. Balaena indicates that it is considered a baleen whale. Baleen whales have a number of identifying characteristics but the key is baleen plates instead of teeth. Bowheads use their baleen to filter their food.
baleen whales are much larger than toothed whales
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All whales incl baleen whales are warm blooded.
Yes, right whales are baleen whales. They have no teeth. They have baleen, whalebone, to strain out water and keep in plankton, krill and shrimp to swallow and eat.
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.