Researchers say it represents an early ancestor of modern baleen whales, which include the humpback and blue whale ... Unlike modern baleen whales, which filter-feed using baleen plates, these early relatives had hard plates attached to their jaws.
Kochi. There is a tenfold increase in the stranding of baleen whales in the last decade along the southwest coast of India, triggering an urgent need for region-specific conservation strategies in the face of climate change ... brydei and B ... .
An Auckland-based woman purchased the whale baleen to sketch and was unaware she needed a permit from DOC. Baleen is the filter-feeding system of plates inside the mouths of large whales like humpbacks.