How Whales & Dolphins Use the Sounds They Make | Britannica

Snorkler encounters a playful pygmy right whale in shallow waters of Australia —a truly rare experience! 🎥: Reel Salty Aus The pygmy right whale, the tiniest among baleen whales, measures 20-21 ft (6 to 6.5 m) in length and weighs 6,610 - 7,720 lb (3,000 to 3,500 kg). Despite its name, the pygmy right whale may have more in common with the gray whale and rorquals than the bowhead and right whales. Learn about the mysterious sounds of pygmy right whales—captured by Dawbin and Cato in 1992—in thi

‘’Lunge feeding’’ an impressive and powerful way that whales use to feed. It is common among several large baleen whales, particularly rorquals, which include humpbacks, blue whales, fin whales, and sei whales. These whales have expandable throat pleats (the wrinkles you see on humpbacks’ throats) that allow their mouths to balloon open and engulf huge volumes of water and prey, like seen in this clip. To meet their enormous energy needs, humpbacks consume up to 1,500 pounds (700 kilograms) of k

The Longest Marine Migration: Gray Whales' Epic Journey