: planktonic crustaceans and their larvae (order or suborder Euphausiacea and especially genus Euphausia) that constitute the principal food of baleen whales
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Although, instead of Big Macs, blue whales primarily eat huge amounts of krill.
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024
Whales with baleen, a filter-feeding system, eat smaller prey like krill, zooplankton and small fish by swallowing large gulps of water and straining it through the baleen plates.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024
Whales with baleen, a filter-feeding system, eat smaller prey like krill, zooplankton and small fish by swallowing large gulps of water and straining it through the baleen plates.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Krill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/krill. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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krill
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: small crustaceans and their larvae that make up plankton and form a major food of baleen whales
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