Definitions

1. Baleen Whale is a delight.
2. A baleen whale, the Humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) is a member of the Balaenopteridae family.
3. As a baleen whale, the Blue Whale has hundreds of fringed plates on each side of the upper jaw. (Web site)
4. One baleen whale, the Gray Whale, has the longest migration of any mammal in the world.
5. The name baleen whale is derived from from the baleen plates in their mouth which collect small particles of food, mainly of krill, plankton and small fish.

Sei

1. The sei is a baleen whale and they are usually divided into three families.

California Gray Whales

1. California gray whales are the most commonly seen baleen whale in Monterey Bay.
2. California gray whales are unique as the only baleen whale that feeds on the bottom.

California Gray Whale

1. THE GRAY WHALE, sometimes called the California gray whale, is a baleen whale that migrates along the.

Baleen Whale Oil

1. Baleen whale oil was the basis of edible, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and chemical products. (Web site)

Bulky Baleen Whale

1. The right whale is a large, bulky baleen whale of unusual appearance. (Web site)

Nine Species

1. There are nine species of baleen whale, including the enormous Humpback Whale.

Bowhead

1. The bowhead is a large baleen whale that can measure up to 18 meters (60 feet) in length and weigh between 60 and 100 tons.

Arctic Waters

1. The bowhead whale is the only baleen whale that spends its entire life in and around Arctic waters.
2. Distribution Bowhead Whales are the only baleen whale s that spend their entire lives in and around Arctic waters. (Web site)

Whalebone

1. Baleen or whalebone is the means by which baleen whale s feed. (Web site)

Filter Food

1. The whale was a baleen whale, having fibrous baleen plates in its mouth to filter food.

Slender Baleen Whale

1. Britannica online encyclopedia article on gray whale (mammal), a slender baleen whale having a profusion of external parasites that give it the appearance.
2. Balaenoptera physalus is a very large, slender baleen whale, the second largest animal in the world. (Web site)

Long

1. Humpback whale or the Baleen whale that reaches adulthood can grow as long as 50 feet and can reach a weight of 36,000 kilograms.

Undeveloped Hind Legs

1. Morphological evidence Letter c in the picture indicates the undeveloped hind legs of a baleen whale, vestigial remnants of its terrestrial ancestors. (Web site)

Aetiocetus

1. Aetiocetus is an extinct genus of baleen whale that lived 25 million years ago, in the Oligocene period.

Family Eschrichtiidae

1. The gray whale is the only species in the baleen whale family Eschrichtiidae.

Finback Whale

1. The finback whale is probably the most common baleen whale seen in summer off the Pacific coast.

Family Neobalaenidae

1. The Pygmy Right Whale Caperea marginata is a baleen whale, the sole member of the family Neobalaenidae.

Small Baleen Whale

1. One of the most numerous baleen whales in the world is the rather small baleen whale called the Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata).
2. The minke whale is a small baleen whale with 50-70 throat grooves.
3. The size of this only known specimen indicates that Cetotherium was a very small baleen whale, somewhere between 12 and 18 feet long.

Rorqual

1. The Bryde’s whale is a baleen whale (rorqual.) It has twin blowholes with a low splashguard to the front.
2. The Bryde's whale is a baleen whale (rorqual.) It has twin blowholes with a low splashguard to the front.
3. Rorqual: Strictly speaking, a baleen whale of the genus Balaenoptera; however, many experts also include the Humpback Whale (genus Megaptera) in this group.

Rorquals

1. Rorquals are the largest group of baleen whale s, with nine species in two genera. (Web site)
2. It belongs to a family of animals known as the rorquals and is termed a baleen whale. (Web site)

Huge Baleen Whale

1. Label a dolphin anatomy diagram fin whale a huge baleen whale that is for.

Mysticete

1. The bowhead whale is a mysticete, or baleen whale, mostly black in colour, with white markings on chin and flukes.

Baleen Whale Families

1. One question is where the pygmy right whale fits within the baleen whale families.

Mysticeti

1. Lockyer, C. 1984. Review of baleen whale (Mysticeti) reproduction and implications for management.

Janjucetus

1. This study on Janjucetus is hardly the last word on baleen whale evolution. (Web site)

Abundant Baleen Whale

1. Minke whales are the most abundant baleen whale.

Rorqual Whales

1. The Bryde’s whale (pronounced Broodahs) is a baleen whale from the family Balaenopteridae – the rorqual whales.

Great Whales

1. The humpback is a baleen whale, and is the fifth largest of the great whales and the fourth most endangered whale.

Second Smallest Baleen Whale

1. The minke whale is the second smallest baleen whale.

Order Cetacea

1. Scientifically known as the Mysticeti, the baleen whale s, also called whalebone whale s or great whale s, form a suborder of the order cetacea. (Web site)

Caperea Marginata

1. Pygmy Right Whale (Caperea marginata) Family Cetotheriidae - (EXTINCT) Cetotherium - an extinct, early baleen whale from the mid to late Miocene. (Web site)

Eschrichtius Robustus

1. Eschrichtius robustus is a baleen whale that is about 45 feet (14 m) long and weighs up to 70,000 pounds. (Web site)

Filter Feeder

1. Tips & Warnings A baleen whale is a filter feeder, who seives small fish through his baleen.
2. The California Gray Whale is called a filter feeder or a baleen whale. (Web site)

Balaenoptera Musculus

1. Mottled, blue-gray baleen whale (Balaenoptera musculus), also called sulfur-bottom whale because of the yellowish diatoms on some individuals.

Bowhead Whale

1. The Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus), also known as Greenland Right Whale or Arctic Whale, is a baleen whale of the right whale family Balaenidae.
2. The bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) is a baleen whale of the right whale family Balaenidae in suborder Mysticeti.
3. Two holes indicate a baleen whale, such as a humpback, blue whale, gray whale or bowhead whale.

Sei Whales

1. Sei whales are the third largest baleen whale.

Sei Whale

1. The Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis, is a dark-gray, stream-lined baleen whale that is 39.5 to 52.5 feet (12-16 m) long. (Web site)

Baleen Whale Stocks

1. Here, we review the status of baleen whale stocks, with an emphasis on those that are known or thought to be critically endangered. (Web site)

Water

1. Humpback Whale A long-flippered baleen whale that sings and frolics in the water. (Web site)

Waters

1. Other baleen whale species have been reported to be in these waters from time to time is the: Humped Back whale.

Minke

1. The Minke is a baleen whale which means that it is a filter feeder. (Web site)

Worldwide

1. The most common baleen whale, the minke whale, occurs worldwide.

Members

1. Sei whales (pronounced "say" or "sigh") are members of the baleen whale family and are considered one of the "great whales" or rorquals.
2. Bryde's (pronounced "broodus") whales are members of the baleen whale family and are considered one of the "great whales" or rorquals.
3. Detailed analysis has now confirmed that they are members of a species of baleen whale not recognised before.

Member

1. The only member of the family Eschrichtiidae, the gray whale is a mysticete, or baleen whale.
2. Scientists also determined that the whale is a member of the baleen whale family, and has a unique genetic sequence, only seen in one other whale. (Web site)

Fitzgerald

1. The fossil's skull shape tells scientists this is undoubtedly a baleen whale, Fitzgerald said. (Web site)

Killer Whales

1. Working together, a group of killer whales may attack a baleen whale much larger than themselves.

Categories

1. Marine Mammals > Cetaceans > Baleen Whales > Blue Whale
2. Marine Mammals > Cetaceans > Baleen Whales > Humpback Whale
3. Marine Mammals > Cetaceans > Baleen Whales > Gray Whale
4. Marine Mammals > Cetaceans > Baleen Whales > Minke Whale
5. Marine Mammals > Cetaceans > Baleen Whales > Fin Whale

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