baleen whale

The microscopic teeth of the Gillicus suggest it was a filter feeder that ate zooplankton , similar to today's baleen whales.

Killer whales, who live at the top of the ocean food chain, used to prey on sperm and baleen whales.

In fact, at least six species of baleen whales have been detected singing in the region.

Saving endangered baleen whales could boost the carbon storage capacity of the Southern Ocean, suggests a new study of whale faeces.

Baleen whales have been tracked by autonomous gliders before, by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts.

For instance, the depth of water or the existence of a large obstruction ahead may be detected by loud noises made by baleen whales.

And I'd like to switch now from this local, familiar, coastal environment to the much broader world of the baleen whales and the open ocean.

the position of the eyes so restricts the field of vision in baleen whales that they probably do not have stereoscopic vision.

The little shellfish is eaten by baleen whales, salmon, herring and various seabirds.

Unlike baleen whales, which filter small prey from the water, narwhals are toothed whales that feed on small fish.

These copepods are a major constituent of the oceans , and they are a major part of the diet of grazing baleen whales .

helped the whalers catch the baleen whales that were on their annual migration.

Populations of large baleen whales now store only 15 percent of the carbon they had before whaling.

Large baleen whales are of special concern.

Baleen whales have two blow holes and baleens have one. After a dive whales blow out water spouts which vary in shapeaccording to species.

Nicol's team analysed 27 samples of faeces from four species of baleen whales.

Modern baleen whales, such as blue whales, can filter small marine creatures from huge volumes of water.

many forage for food using echolocation. Large baleen whales primarily use the lower