Well, they have to eat that much or they won't survive/ they won't be satisfied and happy. But I don't think that they eat krill, I think it's plankton...
A blue whale generally eats about 40 million krill a day, sometimes eating up to 7,900 lbs of krill in a single day.
A blue whale can consume up to 4 tons of krill in a single feeding session, typically requiring several hours each day to eat. To consume 28 metric tons, it would take the whale approximately 7 hours of feeding, spread across multiple feeding sessions. This feeding behavior usually occurs in nutrient-rich waters during the summer months when krill are abundant.
Blue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth. They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.
The blue whale is the largest animal with an appetite for small things, specifically krill. Blue whales can consume up to 4 tons of krill per day, making them one of the largest animals with a diet focused on small organisms.
Blue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth. They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.
Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth
Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth.
Well a blue whale eats 40 million krill a day if that's what you mean't.
A blue whale primarily feeds on small shrimp-like animals called krill. During feeding, it takes in large amounts of water and then uses its baleen plates to filter out the krill, which it swallows. This massive creature can consume up to 4 tons of krill each day during feeding season. Blue whales are found in oceans worldwide, migrating to warmer waters for breeding and returning to colder waters to feed.
Blue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth. They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.
Its the Sulphur Bottom Whale or Blue Whale. It consumes about 8.5 tons of food a day. Well, I would say it is the Caterpillar because Caterpillars can increase their weight 10,000 times in less than 20 days.
Yes, the blue whale is a filter feeder. It primarily consumes small shrimp-like animals called krill, using baleen plates in its mouth to filter these tiny creatures from the water. When feeding, a blue whale takes in large amounts of water and then pushes it out through the baleen, trapping the krill inside. This feeding method allows them to consume vast quantities of food, often up to four tons of krill per day during feeding season.