Niche partitioning among baleen whales

Nov 1, 2022 ... Blue whales could be eating 10 million pieces of plastic every day ... Blue whales could be accidentally eating 10 million pieces of microplastic ... The whales need to eat about 4,000 kg per day during the summer months. Blue ... The energy stores they build up during this period should sustain the whales ... Nov 30, 2012 ... The 30-second manoeuvre — two half turns, performed either side of engulfing a meal — enables the whales to position their jaws underneath their ... 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 ... 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 ... 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 ... Smithsonian scientist Nick Pyenson took part in new research that indicates that in one day a blue whale can eat about 16 tonnes (or metric tons) of krill. Jun 8, 2023 ... Orcas can hunt and kill blue whales ... The report documented the first recorded observations of a pod of orcas — also known as killer whales — ... An average-sized blue whale will eat 2,000-9,000 pounds (900-4100 kg) of plankton each day during the summer feeding season in cold, arctic waters ( about 120 ... Jan 6, 2023 ... What do blue whales eat? Blue whales feed almost exclusively on krill. During the summer months, they can consume as much as 40 million ...