baleen
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A total 494 of common dolphins and 479 baleen whales had stranded over the 30-year period, according to the research.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
Minke whales are considered the smallest of the great, or baleen, whale family, and can grow to more than 26 feet long and weigh as much as 14,000 pounds, according to NOAA.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025
Filter feeders are everywhere in the animal world, from tiny crustaceans and certain types of coral and krill, to various molluscs, barnacles, and even massive basking sharks and baleen whales.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
North Pacific right whales are baleen whales, which feed by straining huge volumes of ocean water through their comb-like baleen plates that trap copepods and other zooplankton.
From Seattle Times • May 27, 2024
It is, as much as the sounds of any baleen whale, a love song cast upon the vastness of the deep.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Marine Biology - Introductory
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