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Earlier sea ice melting and warmer surface water means more krill and other food for these baleen feeders.
IN THE PAST 15 YEARS, CLIMATE CHANGE HAS TRANSFORMED THE ARCTICCURTIS SEGARRADECEMBER 9, 2020SCIENCE NEWS
The ulna and radius in the rorquals are also comparatively longer than in the baleen whales.
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA OF INDIA AND CEYLONROBERT A. STERNDALE
In this respect it differs much from the baleen whales, which have a narrow gullet.
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA OF INDIA AND CEYLONROBERT A. STERNDALE
The baleen is then cut out, and the carcase abandoned to the sharks, killer whales, and sea birds.
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA OF INDIA AND CEYLONROBERT A. STERNDALE
Many of them grow to enormous size, far exceeding any of the baleen whales.
NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MAMMALIA OF INDIA AND CEYLONROBERT A. STERNDALE
So, also, the baleen of the whale and the teeth of the land mammalia are different organs.
VESTIGES OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF CREATIONROBERT CHAMBERS
Two of these, the bowhead or Greenland whale, and its more widely distributed close relative the right whale, are baleen whales.
WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTICSTEPHEN LEATHERWOOD
The letter in parentheses indicates whether the species is a baleen (B) or a toothed (T) whale.
WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTICSTEPHEN LEATHERWOOD
The baleen plates are uniformly grayish black with fine grayish-white fringes.
WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTICSTEPHEN LEATHERWOOD
Furthermore, the right lower lip and the right front baleen of the fin whale are white.
WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTICSTEPHEN LEATHERWOOD
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