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Gray whale showing off some baleen for the camera 🐋 🎥: Mike Nulty There are 14 species of baleen whales, and unlike toothed whales (think: dolphins, orcas, sperm whales), baleen whales have no teeth. Instead, they have baleen; a filter-feeding system inside their mouths used to collect krill, plankton, and small fish. Baleen is a strong yet flexible bristle-like material that consists of keratin, the same substance found in human fingernails and hair. | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

Today's creature: The Humpback Whale 🐳 The humpback whale is a species of baleen whale. It is a rorqual and is the only species in the genus Megaptera. Adults range in length from 14–17 m and weigh up to 40 metric tons. The humpback has a distinctive body shape, with long pectoral fins and tubercles on its head. Humpback whales filter-feed on small crustaceans (mostly krill) and small fish. They use several techniques to help them herd, corral, and disorient prey and that can include using bubb

Snorkler encounters a playful pygmy right whale in shallow waters of Australia —a truly rare experience! 🎥: Reel Salty Aus The pygmy right whale, the tiniest among baleen whales, measures 20-21 ft (6 to 6.5 m) in length and weighs 6,610 - 7,720 lb (3,000 to 3,500 kg). Despite its name, the pygmy right whale may have more in common with the gray whale and rorquals than the bowhead and right whales. Learn about the mysterious sounds of pygmy right whales—captured by Dawbin and Cato in 1992—in thi