Boaters got “lucky enough” to spot a plethora of sea creatures off the coast of California, spotting multiple species in one ...

Baleen whales evolved bristly baleen plates instead of teeth, which filter or trap krill, plankton and small fish inside their mouths. The 14 baleen species include the rorqual family—slender, ...

Baleen whales are highly mobile and pelagic, so studying them is challenging. Senior co-author, Flinders University Associate Professor Luciana Möller, says cetaceans (whales, ...

Baleen not only serves as a clever, efficient feeding mechanism, it’s also a vital source of knowledge. The collection we care for includes specimens of baleen from 12 of the 15 baleen whale species.

Baleen whales are some of the most unique and breathtaking animals. These huge marine mammals are some of the biggest to have ever existed and are found all over the world. Despite their size ...

A discovery on how baleen whales are able to sing under water is giving scientists a better understanding on how noise pollution from shipping activity can alter marine mammal's ability to ...

Baleen whales — which capture krill, fish, zooplankton and squid by filtering seawater through their special structures in their mouths — may consume up to three times more prey than ...

Baleen whales lost their teeth gradually, replacing them fully with baleen about 20 million years ago. We know a lot about baleen whales, which include blue whales, humpbacks, ...

As a result, it has not been clear whether, as they evolved, early baleen whales retained the teeth of their ancestors until a filter-feeding system had been established. An early initial assumption, ...

Baleen was a strong fit for the method, since, as Solazzo explains, it “is mostly made from one type of protein: alpha-keratin. It’s the same family of proteins found in hair, ...

Baleen whales eat (and poop) a lot more than we realized. In a single day, a blue whale can gulp down the caloric equivalent of 30,000 Big Macs.