Whale

Balaenoptera sp.
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Where is it found?

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Seas and oceans.

Diet and foraging method

Whales feed by gulping large quantities of water and then straining crustaceans and fish by shooting water out through the baleen plates.

Key adaptations

Baleen plates for feeding in water.

Social organisation and mating system

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Usually seen in small groups called "pods".
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Polygynous

Did you know that...?

The Blue Whale, a species of Balaenoptera, is the largest animal on Earth.

Taxonomy

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Picture credits:

"Humpback Whale with Herring Gull Stellwagen Banks Marine Sanctuary (5227045149)" by Dominic Sherony - Humpback Whale with Herring Gull Stellwagen Banks Marine SanctuaryUploaded by Magnus Manske. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Humpback_Whale_with_Herring_Gull_Stellwagen_Banks_Marine_Sanctuary_(5227045149).jpg#/media/File:Humpback_Whale_with_Herring_Gull_Stellwagen_Banks_Marine_Sanctuary_(5227045149).jpg