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The whale has some distinct advantages. Sea water is much more dense than say, air, which is what holds up the tiny land animals like human beings. So even though doubling in length would be a death sentence for a terrestrial mammal, it's alright for a whale since the pressure of the water helps hold the animal together. Also, the ocean is full of tiny creatures in a way that is without parallel on the surface of the earth. So by filtering plankton the whale can literally eat tons of nutrients at once.
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Are toothed whales or baleen whales bigger?
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.
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.
What is worlds 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.
Are dolphins whales and why?
they belong to the same group (Cetacea) but they are not exactly the same thing. Did you know that Killer Whales (Orcas) are a type of dolphin. A difference is their size.The biggest dolphin is the Orca which can grow to 8m long, while the [[blue whale]] can grow to 30m. mOST TRUE Whales are baleen although toothed whales are sometimes classed as dolphins.
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.
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.
1.What special feature does a baleen whale have to let it eat the food it eat the food it wants?
Baleen Whales filter their food. They are filter feeders. They take in a lot of water and their baleen plates filter the food from the water.
Has a whale got teeth?
It depends, there are two types of whales, baleen whales and toothed whales, toothed whales as you would expect have teeth for chewing or tearing into food, examples are dolphins and killer whales. But baleen whales like the humpback do not have teeth at all instead they have a plate of bone like material made up of the same material as finger nails, which they use to filter feed.
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.
What kinds of animals do whales eat?
Humans have eaten all species of baleen whales at one time or another. Today the one most commonly eaten is the minke whale because it is more common than others. People also eat most kinds of toothed whales although some are only occasionally eaten. For example, the Makah people of the pacific northwest are the only culture that eats killer whales (orcas).
What is a sentence with the word baleen?
What does baleen mean? This could be a sentence. Baleen = the horny, elastic plates that hang down in fringed, parallel columns from the upper jaw or palate of baleen whales and serve as a strainer that catches plankton while a whale is feeding The baleen plates of a blue whale may be up to 1 meter long
What types of whales live in Ireland's waters?
It is mainly the large Baleen whales including Fin Whales, Minke Whales, Humpback Whales and occasionally even Killer Whales and Long-finned Pilot Whales. As well as whales you will see lots of dolphins, porpoises and seals around Ireland too.
