Body mechanics during lunge feeding

Oct 2, 2015 ... "For blue whales, one of our main questions has been: How do they eat efficiently to support that massive body size," said Elliott Hazen ... Jan 10, 2023 ... If you've seen a blue whale feed, you'll know that they take enormous gulps of seawater and then filter their food – miniscule, shrimp-like ... Dec 11, 2024 ... 'True' blue whales are one of the fussiest eaters in the Antarctic, usually eating only Antarctic krill. Whale song. Blue whales off Sri Lanka ... Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, primarily feed on krill, which are tiny shrimp-like crustaceans found throughout the world's oceans. Nov 3, 2021 ... "Blue whales might lunge into a prey patch 200 times a day," he says. "Humpback whales might do it 500 times a day." After all this eating comes ... Jul 14, 2022 ... What do they eat? ... Like other baleen whales, blue whales have expandable pleats (or baleen) which allow them to take in huge amounts of water ... The Eastern stock is believed to spend winters off of Mexico and Central America, and feed during summer off the U.S. West Coast. Today, blue whales are listed ... Nov 16, 2023 ... ... blue in the water—which is what allowed the survey team to identify the whale quickly. There are an estimated 400 blue whales in the ... Jun 2, 2022 ... Blue, right and grey whales generally have the smallest prey size, while humpback, fin, minke and sei whales can eat larger prey such as fish. of krill each day for about 120 days. It is estimated to take 1,000 kg (2,200 lbs.) of food to fill a blue whale's stomach. Gray whales eat about 150,000 kg ( ...