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noun - a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales
BALEEN - Baleen is a filter-feeder system inside the mouths of baleen whales. The baleen system works by a whale opening its mouth underwater and taking in wa...
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| (Sarah of the Clue Crew goes whale watching at Wachusett Cove in Alaska.) Humpbacks uniquely hunt using what's called a bubble net. The whales release a circle of bubbles under a school of fish, & as the air rises, a net forms, trapping the fish. The whales then swim up the net with open mouths, filtering food through these jawlike plates |
| Once used in corsets, it's a jaw material from certain whales |
| Greenland right whales have the longest of these thin plates of any whale; they may reach 13 feet |
| 1 of 2 groups into which whales are divided by dentition |
| These thin plates that hang from the upper jaw of the bowhead whale may reach a length of 13 feet |
| This, used to filter food from water by certain whales, is a keratinized structure, much like hair or nails |
| Also called whalebone, it's the filter that allows many whales to feed on krill |
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| See whalebone. |
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| a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales used as the ribs of fans or as stays in corsets |
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Baleen is a filter-feeder system inside the mouths of baleen whales. The baleen system works by a whale opening its mouth underwater and taking in water. The whale then pushes the water out, and animals such as krill are filtered by the baleen and remain as food source for the whale. Baleen is similar to bristles and consists of keratin, the same substance found in human fingernails and hair. Baleen is a skin derivative. Some whales, such as the bowhead whale, have longer baleen than others. Other whales, such as the gray whale, only use one side of their baleen. These baleen bristles are arranged in plates across the upper jaw of the whale. * As a material for various human uses, baleen is usually called whalebone. It is not to be confused (but often is) with whale bone or whale's bone meaning the actual bones of whales, used in carving, for cutlery handles and other uses for the bones of various large species. Like other bone materials, this often functioned as a substitute for ivor |