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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.
What special feature does a baleen whale have to let it eat the food it eat the food it wants?
baleen whales eat large whales
WHAT DO BALEEN WHALES LEARN?
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.
Are baleen whales more social then toothed whales?
Baleen whales are less social than toothed whales baleen whales are normally found in small groups or alone where as the killer whale a species of toothed whale is noted to be very playful and inquisitive of humans and are very social creatures who live in large pods.
How large are sperm whales teeth?
Sperm whales have 70 teeth, depending on their age.
Which species of whales are most scarce?
I think it is the 'Right Whale' which is a species of large Baleen Whales
Do female sperm whales have teeth?
The sperm whale is a toothed whale. The sperm whale could be the biggest animal in in existence that has teeth. It has big teeth (in it's lower jaw) to catch and eat large prey, such as the giant squid. Baleen is not a tooth, but, is a flexible plate, and baleen whales have many of them in the front of the mouths. Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, eat very small animals such as plankton by taking large amounts of water into their mouths. The whales then strain the water through their baleen, which traps the plankton inside, which are then swallowed. Whalers who caught sperm whales in the past, would sometimes take the large teeth and make drawings on them.
Do baleen whales eat phytoplankton?
Yes. The blue water takes in large amounts of water and krill into it's mouth and pushes out the water through filters, also called baleen, in it's mouth, leaving the krill, or plankton behind, which the whale then swallows. It's easier for the whale to swallow the krill, if it does not have to swallow a lot of water with it.
What is the purpose of Baleen?
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.
Do humpback whales eat seeweed?
Whales are carnivores, so they cannot eat plants. Humpback whales are baleen whales, which means that they don't even eat large fishes or seals; they eat plankton.
What eats baleen whales?
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.
What dobaleen whales eat?
In general, baleen whales feed low on the food chain, primarily eating zooplankton and small fishes, which they encounter in large swarms or schools.
