Are whales vegetarian?
Whales are divided into two primary groups – toothed whales who hunt for prey and baleen whales, who feed on krill, plankton and other tiny marine creatures in the water. Toothed whales, which include killer whales, sperm whales and beluga whales, have small, sharp enamel in their jaws. These tooth are used to kill prey. Baleen whales, along with grey whales, humpback whales, bowhead whales and blue whales, are toothless. Instead, they have sieve-like structures, known as baleen, that hang from their upper jaws. The whales swim with their mouths open, taking in plenty of water prosperous in tiny animals such as krill and plankton. The prey gets trapped in the comb- like edges of the baleen plates and the whale licks the meals off the plate.
