These whales' massive heads and jaws accommodate hundreds of baleen “teeth.” Rights and other baleen-feeding whales use a comblike strainer of baleen plates and bristles to ensnare tiny ...

“For instance, humpback whales are filter feeders, meaning they have hundreds of plates of baleen in their mouth instead of teeth.” “But baleen whales do grow teeth in the womb. Those teeth will be re ...

are classified as "toothed whales" because they have teeth. Baleen whales, on the other hand, have large, comb-like "baleen ...

They host the brain, the sensory organs, and the teeth, all of which can tell researchers ... The next major shift came roughly 39 million years ago when the two suborders of whales—the mysticetes ...

“Baleen whales are ‘capital breeders,’ feeding for part of the year in high-latitude productive areas, such as Alaska, and having calves and nursing during the winter in areas like ...

Fortunately, the ocean offers a range of dining options. All whales are divided into two suborders: Odontoceti (those that have teeth) and Mysticeti (which have baleen plates instead). A whale's diet ...