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

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

While previous studies have linked caller identity to acoustic tag data, this is the first robust method for studying large baleen whales, like humpback whales.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

Many, especially the baleen whales, are placid browsers, straining through vast volumes of ocean for the small animals on which they graze; others eat fish and krill.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan