Baleen
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Baleens or baleen plates are triangular sheets of keratin that make up a filter-feeding system inside the mouth of baleen whales. The feeding process starts as the animal opens its mouth to take in wa
Baleen hair is attached to each baleen plate.
Gray whale calf with mouth open, showing baleen
Iñupiat baleen basket, with an ivory handle, made by Kinguktuk (1871–1941) of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, displayed at the Museum of Us, San Diego, California
Gray whale
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The gray whale, also known as the grey whale, is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of 14.9–15.2 m, a weight of up to 41 to 45 tonnes and liv
Baleen
…substance found in human fingernails, skin and hair. Some whales, such as the bowhead whale, have baleen of differing lengths. 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 whales. Depending on the species, a baleen…
Ballena gris adulta con su ballenato
Skeleton
A close-up of a gray whale's double blow hole and some of its encrusted barnacles
Gray whale breaching