rorqual

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

From The Guardian

Others called rorquals, such as humpbacks and blue whales, use gulp-feeding, taking in vast mouthfuls of water and krill and then squeezing the water out.

From National Geographic

Instead, the species, all part of a group called rorquals, have evolved more into a network, sharing large segments of DNA with even distant cousins.

From New York Times

Sei, humpback and blue whales, which belong to the rorquals family, are the largest group of baleen whales, and "are not normally seen gathering in large groups," Gutstein said.

From US News

In rorqual whales, the nerves are packed into a centralized core surrounded by limber “elastin fibers.”

From Time