New research has answered previous unknown questions on why only big whales filter feed while smaller whales such as the dolphin-sized baleen whales do not.

They feed by taking in great mouthfuls of water which is filtered through the baleen plates which catch the krill or fish which the whales then swallow.

A recently published scientific paper entitled “Kinematic Diversity in Rorqual Whale Feeding Mechanisms” (in Current Biology Sept 2016, Cade et al) caught my eye for a number of reasons. I had ...

Research on the feeding behavior of Antarctic minke whales found that a smaller whale could not capture enough food to survive using the lunge-feeding strategy of baleen whales.

As the smallest of the group of baleen whales that includes the blue whale - filter-feeding behemoths of the marine realm - the Antarctic minke whale aptly can be called the littlest giant. It ...

The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It plays a vital role in the ocean ecosystem. These whales grow to massive ...

Ancient filter-feeding reptile had a freaky similarity with modern whales 200 million years before whales evolved, this ancient reptile ate its dinner just like a baleen mammal ...

image: Minke whales are the smallest of the rorqual group of baleen whales, which use a “lunge feeding” strategy to capture large amounts of small prey such as krill. view more Credit: Image ...

A new study reveals that baleen whales, including humpbacks and gray whales, enrich oceans when they take a whizz.

Lunge-feeding whales accelerate toward a patch of prey, engulf a huge volume of water, and then filter out the prey through the baleen plates in their mouths. This strategy is used by the largest ...

Whales are a group of mammals that live in oceans. They include some of the largest animals on Earth. The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever existed. Whales can be found in every ocean ...

The largest animals on Earth are having their health jeopardized by some of the smallest manmade objects. A new study found that filter-feeding baleen whales off of the California coast are ...