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Whale

Balaenoptera sp.

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Where is it found?

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Seas and oceans.

Diet and foraging method

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