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Keratin (the same as what your fingernails are made of).
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What is baleen made out of?
Baleen is made out of keratin. The same stuff your finger nails are made of.
What animal is shown to feed on kirll?
Baleen whales.
What does balenoptera musculus mean?
It means "blue whale". Blue whale, or baleen whale.
What is the world's largest predator?
Well. The sperm whale is. Although baleen whales can be larger, baleen whales don't feed on self functioning prey. A fully grown male sperm whale can grow up to 18 meters long (or possibly even 20 meters long) and 57,000 kg.
Can you swim with sharks without them eating you?
No. Whale sharks are baleen feeders, straining tiny creatures like krill from the water for food.
What is baleen made out of?
Baleen is made out of keratin. The same stuff your finger nails are made of.
What is a shark's skeleton made of?
Cartilagecartlidge or boneSharks have a skeleton made of Cartlige.A sharks skeleton is made of cartilage.cartilageShark skeletons are made of cartilage. Like our noses and ears.
What plate do whales use to collect food?
Baleen plates - which are made out of a protein called keratin. Baleen whales have several hundred baleen plates that they use to filter their food from the sea water.
What type of whale has teeth made of keratin?
Baleen whale
What is the baleen of whales made of?
Baleens are made of Keratin, the same stuff as nails and hair.
Is a blue whale baleen or toothed?
a baleen whale
How many baleen plates are in a gray whale?
Baleen whales have a series of 130-180 fringed, overlapping baleen plates hanging like curtains from each side of the upper jaw. Baleen is made of a fingernail-like material called keratin. The plates are off-white and about 2-10 inch long. Baleen plates filter water out and trap food in, the baleen is replaced about every 5 years.
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 is baleen and what is the purpose?
Baleen is the filter system baleen whales use to feed on microscopic organisms.
What group is a humpback whale in baleen or toothed?
baleen
What teeth do humpback whales baleen or toothed?
they have baleen.
