Certain species of whales are typically filter feeders despite their size. The filtering of large amounts of water is made possible by the large comb-like plates in the mouth of the whale. What is this filtering apparatus called?
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4 comments:
Baleen.
Where the heck did this question come from? You usually ask a question that pertains to something you've been thinking about recently... have you been thinking about whales this week?
Jeni, Yes, baleen is correct.
Jessi, I read an article about how certain whalers had killed a whale in violation of the International Whaling Commision ban. I figured that was a somewhat depressing intro to the question, so I skipped it.
A colander!
OK, I knew it was baleen, but somebody had already said that.
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