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en Whales
Fun Facts:
They don't have teeth but, baleen plates
Baleen plates are made out of Keratin
- just like our fingernails!!!
The baleen is used as a sieve to strain their food out of the water. This is called filter feeding
They eat krill, plankton and small schools of fish
They have two blow holes
Baleen Plates above
Species of Baleen Whales
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