Baleen is a flexible, keratin-based filtering system that allows whales to feed on massive amounts of tiny prey efficiently. Different baleen shapes and sizes reflect different feeding strategies, ...
Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This item is an earwax plug from the Rorqual (Balaenopteridae) family of whales. Rorquals are the largest group of ...