Krill Clogging Threatens Fin Whale Filter-Feeding Efficiency
Usually there's safety in numbers, but it doesn't always work that way. Fin whales ( Balaenoptera physalus ) filter-feed on immense shoals of krill, engulfing colossal mouthfuls of water containing…
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