[DOC] [TLE] Filter Feeding Explained: Whale Sharks vs. Baleen Whales | Ocean ... [PAR] May 31, 2012 ... In whale sharks, teeth don't play a major role in feeding. In one of their filter-
feeding methods, they suction water into their mouths at high... [DOC] [TLE] Welcome aboard! My name is Benny Beaufort. I may not have ... [PAR] blue whale. plankton. CLOSE. CONTENTS. OCEAN FIELD GUIDE. 1. Food Webs
. 2. ... 3. Killer Whales. 4. Toothed and Baleen Whales. 5. Salmon. 6. Plankton*. 7. 
... They are. unusually warm current that moves. important because they affect ... 
resident pod and get a blubber sample. to test for the contaminant. Why don't. [DOC] [TLE] Odontocetes - WhaleNet [PAR] They also make sounds like snorts, snarls and burps both in water and on land. ... 
Instead of teeth these whales strain their food through hundreds of plates of 
baleen. .... For this reason, and because they don't have teeth to chew large fish, 
their .... Most of this ocean life is called plankton, from the Greek word, "planktos,"
... [DOC] [TLE] Why are whales so big? - UCSB Science Line - University of ... [PAR] Because they are mammals, whales are warm-blooded, breathe air, and give 
birth to ... (1) Baleen whales, which have a sieve like structure in their upper jaw 
made of ... stuff that makes your nails) that they use to filter plankton from the 
water. ... and also whales don't have to fight gravity like large land animals (think 
of an... [DOC] [TLE] Diet and Eating Habits of Baleen Whales - Sea World [PAR] In general, baleen whales feed low on the food chain, primarily eating ... Right 
whales eat zooplankton (animal plankton). Their finely fringed baleen is able to 
strain from the water copepods (a type of small crustacean) and other small 
zooplankton. ... Sei whales have also been observed skim-feeding as right 
whales do. [DOC] [TLE] The Marine Mammal Center : Cetaceans [PAR] Marine mammals in the cetacean family include whales, dolphins, and porpoises. 
... Scientists believe these land ancestors looked like small dogs, but were 
probably more closely ... As their name suggests, toothed whales (or odontocetes
) have teeth. ... The baleen strains out small fish and plankton from the water for 
food. [DOC] [TLE] Krill [PAR] They are often referred to as keystone species because they play such an ... 
other baleen whales) is capable of engulfing a large volume of krill in a ... 
daytime predators, while grazing in surface waters where food is abundant. They 
... Like many organisms that live in the water column, these aggregations of krill 
in the Gulf. [DOC] [TLE] Non-Lethal Research Lethal Research sound file Hi there! Welcome ... [PAR] Don't forget to use your torch to check that you haven't missed anything, and if 
you're ... Baleen whales have huge plates of baleen inside their mouths which 
they use to filter plankton, krill and small fish from vast quantities of sea water. ... (
Eubalena australis) Southern right whales got their name because, sadly, 
whalers... [DOC] [TLE] Baleen Whales Archives - Robin Barefield [PAR] Jan 3, 2016 ... While these whales were found beached, researchers think they died ... Most of 
the dead whales are baleen whales that feed low on the food chain, ... tongue to 
strain the water through the baleen plates, trapping small fish and zooplankton. ... 
I have never seen a blue whale, because they are usually far off... [DOC] [TLE] Critter Cards - Monterey Bay Aquarium [PAR] This sea star has hundreds of tiny suction-cup feet ... Because they grow as they 
... These jelly relatives use their tentacles to catch ... animals like beach hoppers 
eat the decaying algae ... To filter plankton from the water, a sand crab ...... Unlike 
other baleen whales, they don't .... strain their food, basking sharks have large. [DOC] [TLE] Fins, Flippers and Flukes - Oregon Coast Aquarium [PAR] mammals

Question: Baleen whales strain food like plankton from the water because they don't have these
Answer: Teeth