: 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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However, instead of Big Macs, blue whales primarily eat huge amounts of krill.
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
Humpback whales feed on krill and small fish, and strain huge volumes of water through the baleen plates in their mouths, which act as a filter-feeding system.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
These feathers are a key part of the package of adaptations that have made penguins the undisputed diving champions of the avian world, capable of reaching depths of more than 1,600 feet in search of krill, fish, and other aquatic prey.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Both actresses get about as much screen time as the giant talking krill.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
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Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
Humpback whales feed on krill and small fish, and strain huge volumes of water through the baleen plates in their mouths, which act as a filter-feeding system.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
These feathers are a key part of the package of adaptations that have made penguins the undisputed diving champions of the avian world, capable of reaching depths of more than 1,600 feet in search of krill, fish, and other aquatic prey.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Both actresses get about as much screen time as the giant talking krill.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 27 Feb. 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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