baleen

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These 19th-century whalers collected the bulk of the carcass, but the orcas would eat the baleen whales’ tongue through the lower jaw, a tacit agreement known as the “law of the tongue,” Reeves says.

From Scientific American

They use their baleen plates — big bristles made of keratin — to suck in massive amounts of saltwater, filtering in krill and small fish to eat.

From Seattle Times

They filter seawater through plates of keratin, called baleen, that line their upper jaws and resemble the frayed bristles of a worn toothbrush.

From Scientific American

It also has been among the most enigmatic of the baleen whales, owing to its remote and frigid domain.

From Reuters

The lion’s share of this category is made up of baleen whales such as the fin whale, which has a biomass of eight million metric tons—around 60 percent of the aquatic mammals.

From Scientific American