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because they will die if they eat anything bigger than what they eat

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Because there is a lot of krill to go at.

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What do the whale and basking sharks eat?

Plankton.


Do whale sharks eat crabs?

Whale sharks are slow moving plankton filter feeders. So would not eat crabs.


Does a whale shark feed on a white shark?

No. Whale sharks only eat plankton


A sentence using the word plankton?

Whale sharks only eat plankton. Jellyfish can also be considered to be plankton.


What do Whale sharks Basking sharks and Mega Sharks eat?

They eat sub species like plankton, And it is called a megamouth shark.


Can a whale shark kill a beluga?

no, the whale sharks can only filter water and eat plankton


Which two types of animals eat plankton?

lots of animals eat plankton, some whales, whale sharks, zooplankton eat phytoplankton and lots of fish eat plankton.


What type of fish do whale sharks eat?

Whale sharks rarely eat fish. They most often eat like whales (small stuff like plankton), hence the name "whale shark".


Do sharks eat plankton?

Filter feeding Sharks, like the Basking Shark and the whale Shark eats plankton on purpose. Other Sharks might get some by accident.


Does a orca whale eat plankton?

yes they do.they also do eat smaller whales and sharks.


Who eats tigershark?

Bigger sharks like whale shark and great white shark. that is not true whale sharks only eat plankton


Do basking sharks eat only fish?

no! basking sharks and whale sharks are the apex predetors they both eat plankton,fish,krill and squd