Baleen whales evolved bristly baleen plates instead ... This involves accelerating forwards with a closed mouth before ...

These things can tell us about the evolutionary history of whales. 'For instance, humpback whales are filter feeders, meaning they have hundreds of plates of baleen in their mouth instead of teeth.

These whales' massive heads and jaws accommodate hundreds of baleen “teeth.” Rights and other baleen-feeding whales use a comblike strainer of baleen plates and bristles to ensnare tiny ...

The blue whale is the largest and loudest animal on Earth.” The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth and likely the ...

Filter feeders are everywhere in the animal world, from tiny crustaceans and certain types of coral and krill, to various ...

Natalie Rouse opened a large freezer on Thursday stocked with bags filled with assorted whale parts. “So here are pieces of ...

Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which ...