[DOC] [TLE] Baleen - Wikipedia [PAR] Baleen is a filter-feeder system inside the mouths of baleen whales. The baleen 
system works when a whale opens its mouth underwater and the whale takes in 
water. The whale then pushes the water out, and animals such as krill are filtered 
... They are also called baleen bristles, which in sei whales are highly calcified,... [DOC] [TLE] What Kind of Whales Eat Krill? | Animals - mom.me [PAR] Baleen whales, also called filter feeders, eat a diet largely consisting of krill, ... 
called baleen, also referred to as whalebone, in their mouths instead of teeth. ... 
The whale then closes its mouth and uses its tongue to push the water back out. [DOC] [TLE] Ocean Giants | Whale Fact Sheet | Nature | PBS [PAR] Mar 21, 2012 ... Baleen: Also known as whalebone, baleen is a filter-feeder system ... water and 
then use baleen to filter out the water while retaining krill. ... Mysticeti whales rely 
on their baleen to feed on relatively small aquatic organisms. ... The Blue whale (
Balaenoptera musculus) is named for its mottled blue-gray color. [DOC] [TLE] Baleen Whales | Center for Coastal Studies [PAR] This inner fringe allows whales to filter large quantities of small prey from the 
water ... for feeding, most baleen whales share a number of broad characteristics 
in common ... Collectively known as callosities, these patches create the perfect 
home for .... patches of fish or krill with the rorqual pleats extended, as they gulp 
feed. [DOC] [TLE] Welcome to the world of whales and dolphins - Whale and Dolphin ... [PAR] How many species of whale and dolphin are there? ... 'Cetaceans' is the 
collective name for all whales, dolphins and porpoises who ... that hang from the 
upper jaw of most large whales and allow them to filter-feed. ... The sperm whale 
also sits here (the only large whale in this category) as do the beluga and 
narwhal. [DOC] [TLE] Whale Glossary: B - Enchanted Learning [PAR] The skin is dark gray (with many scratches) with white spots on the belly. This 
toothed ... Baleen whales (also known as Mysticeti, or mustached whales) are 
filter feeders that have baleen, a sieve-like device use for filter feeding krill, 
copepods, plankton, and small fish. ... This snake-like whale had 44 teeth in its 
long jaws. [DOC] [TLE] Baleen Group  Why Baleen? [PAR] This fibrous whalebone is known as baleen. The baleen is essentially the filter 
mechanism that enables the whale to collect plankton, ... The food that most 
baleen whales eat is often small fish or krill  barely a few steps up the food ... A 
simple mechanism that allows the largest animals on earth to feed entirely off of 
some of... [DOC] [TLE] Whale Info - Whales.net [PAR] These plates hang down from their upper jaw and allow the whales to filter their 
prey ... Humpbacks also have a number of bumps on their heads, called 
tubercles, each ... These whales are feeding on krill (tiny shrimp-like animals) 
and small .... Their baleen, called whalebone by the whalers, was used for a 
variety of things... [DOC] [TLE] Lives of Whales [PAR] As a result the IWC has reaffirmed its interest in the subject, encouraged some ... 
Baleen Whales, Summary of the life history of the sperm whale. The Great 
Whales. The first twelve of these are baleen (whalebone) whales, filter feeders 
with .... Migration: Movements to polar waters for feeding in the summer and back 
to low... [DOC] [TLE] See Arctic Whales on an Arctic Cruise - Lindblad Expeditions [PAR] The thick layer of blubber not only insulates them from the cold, it also aids in ... 
the right whales and rorqual whales, possess many rows of horny baleen, or 
whalebone, ... of baleen filter plates which allow them to coexist and yet feed on 
different prey. ... Bowheads are filter-feeding baleen whales with rotund, black 
bodies,... [DOC] [TLE] Toothed or baleen? | ASCOBANS Kids [PAR] Some toothed whales barely have any

Question: Also called whalebone, it's the filter that allows many whales to feed on krill
Answer: Baleen