What is the whales food source?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

It depends on the species. some of the largest species- such as the Blue Whale, feed on microscopic or near-microscopic Krill or plankton. On the other hand the Sperm whale feeds on Giant Squid. Squid and fish are staple whale food in aquariums with captive cetacea.

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∙ 14y ago

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Are whales a good source of food?

Not for humans

Why do gray whales live in the Pacific Ocean?

because that's where there food source is

Why do whales eat so much krill everyday?

it is their main food source

Plankton is the main food source for many whales.?

true

What role does krill play in the trophic levels of the ecosystem?

krill is a food source for whales

The shrimp-like creatures called krill are?

an important source of food for whales and fish

Why do people kill and eat whales?

Hunting and killing whales for food is a tradition among many cultures, whales for some are just a food source the same way many cultures and societies eat chicken pork beef etc. It also was something Inuits did for food and oil because whales were convenient.

Is it good for Indians to hunt whales as a tradition?

Nothing justifies hunting except as a food source.

What does antarctic krill do for the natural environment?

They are whales major food source, without them they would die

What does krill do?

krill are shrimp like crusteaceans that feed on plankton and algae and are a great food source to whales

How whales get and eat their food?

whales suck in their food

How did Inuit and the aleut get much of their food?

By hunting for it.