Humpback feeding time in Alaska! 🎥 : Steve De Neef // Baleen whales are the largest animals on earth and feed on some of the tiniest critters in the ocean, such as zooplankton and small fish. Nature is amazing - how the largest animals in the ocean eat the smallest animals in the ocean, and together they fertilize the sea with fundamental nutrients! | Ocean Conservation Research - OCR

109 seconds of breathing with whales 🐳 #EarthDay There are two types of whale; baleen and toothed, separated by the way in which they feed. Baleen whales, such as the blue whale, have sheets instead of teeth which sieve prey like zooplankton or krill from the ocean. Whales help the planet stay healthy in a number of ways. As they surface for air they release huge faecal plumes, nourishing the ocean and helping to support the food chain. They even help the environment after they die, with their

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