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The whales with teeth are called toothed whales. The ones that don't have teeth are called baleen whales. Baleen whales use filters to drain out water from plankton.

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What are whales called who have no teeth?

Baleen whales!


Does having no teeth cause a problem for the whales?

Many whales do have teeth; that is why they are called toothed whales. Baleen whales don't need teeth because their baleen plates filter out the plankton they eat.


What is a blue whales teeth made out of?

Baleen is the fibers that Whales that have teeth are toothed whales and their teeth are called teeth. Baleen whales don't have teeth. They have tooth like plates similar to fingernails.Read more http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-are-whales-teeth-called-lexington/4680487#ixzz1GGQztYRImostWhales use to filter their food out of water


What is the name of a whales teeth?

A toothed whale (dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, beluga whales, narwhals, sperm whales)'s teeth are just called teeth. A baleen whale (blue whale, right whale, gray whale, humpback whales)'s teeth are called baleen.


What is a whales teeth made out of?

blue whales dont have teeth


How many types of whales have teeth?

only baleen whale have bristley teeth. all whale HAVE teeth. but whale like Killer Whales have sharp teeth!Q :)


Do sperm whales have teeth or baleen?

They have teeth because they are toothed whales.


Are the humpback whales teeth called beleen?

No, they are called huts. They are brushy like a broom. Booyah!


Do whales teeth grow back?

Whales have bristles, not teeth. So no their teeth do not grow back.


What kinds of whales have teeth?

Blue Whales, Beluga Whales, Killer Whales, Sperm Whales, and Narwhals.


What kind of whales have no teeth?

THE TOOTHLESS WHALES: blue whales, finback whales, right whales, sei whales, humpback whales, and gray whales. THE TOOTHED WHALES: white beluga whales, black beluga whales (pilot whales), orcas (killer whales), sperm whales.


Are a blue whales teeth the a killer whales teeth?

No the blue whales have bristles like the humpback to act as a filter to catch plankton and krill.