rorqual

Example Sentences

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She’d like to see a different family of whales examined for comparison, as the three individuals studied were all juvenile rorqual whales.

From National Geographic

New research provides a fuller understanding of this species, focusing on a foraging behavior called lunge-feeding that it shares with the other members of its cetacean group, the rorqual whales.

From Reuters

Lunge-feeding whales are also called rorqual whales and include two of the largest animals on Earth — the blue and fin whales.

From New York Times

Suddenly, the rorquals had the prey supply they needed to grow.

From Scientific American

Like other rorqual whales, humpbacks’ throats expand in rubbery pleats reaching down to their navels.

From The Guardian