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Do whales have teeth or baleen?
Whales Without Teeth Baleen whales do not have teeth. Baleen whales have two blowholes, and they tend to be larger than toothed whales. Instead of teeth, whales in this group have special baleen plates with bristles that serve their dental needs. The bristles resemble teeth on a comb.
Which whale has teeth instead of baleen?
Baleen whales include many of the largest whales in the sea, such as the blue whale. Instead of teeth, baleen whales have a substance called a “baleen plate.” Since they have this plate, they must hunt and eat their food differently than toothed whales do.
Is an orca a baleen whale?
Orcas can grow to be up to about 32 feet long, while the largest of the baleen whales (the blue whale), can reach a whopping 100 feet. While orcas are members of the marine dolphin family Delphinidae, their overall size is what sets them apart from others in their suborder.
Are killer whales the only whales with teeth?
The toothed whales (also called odontocetes, systematic name Odontoceti) are a parvorder of cetaceans that includes dolphins, porpoises, and all other whales possessing teeth, such as the beaked whales and sperm whales.
Can whales swallow a human?
Whales, in general, are not capable of swallowing a human being and therefore will not eat you. However, there is a species of whales that does pose a legitimate challenge to that general theory: sperm whales.
Can whales eat humans?
No, whales do not eat people; they primarily eat small aquatic lifeforms such as fish, squid, and krill, and a few dolphin species are even known to eat marine mammals such as seals, sea lions, walruses, and whales. Still, they are not known for consuming or eating people.
Do orcas protect humans from sharks?
There were also stories of fishermen falling into the shark-infested waters when their boats were swamped by a humpback and Tom and other orcas warding the sharks off and saving their partners’ lives. Killer whales know how to work with humans—and save them—but humans have rarely been inclined to help the killers.
Which animal can fart?
The internet wanted to know which animals fart, so scientists happily obliged
| Animal | Does it fart? |
|---|---|
| Camel | Yes |
| Cheetah | Yes |
| Chimpanzees | Yes |
| Cockroaches | Yes |