Baleen whales (/ b ə ˈ l iː n /), also known as whalebone whales, are marine mammals of the parvorder Mysticeti in the infraorder Cetacea (whales, dolphins and porpoises), which use baleen plates (or "whalebone") in their mouths to sieve plankton from the water.

There are 14 species of baleen whale including the blue, bowhead, right, humpback, minke and gray whale. Baleen whales are generally larger than toothed whales except for the sperm whale which is very big and has teeth.

2025年3月7日 · Baleen whale, (suborder Mysticeti), any cetacean possessing unique epidermal modifications of the mouth called baleen, which is used to filter food from water. Baleen whales seek out concentrations of small planktonic animals.

2020年1月18日 · Learn about the 14 different species of baleen whales, including northern and southern right whales, humpback whales, minke whales, and blue whales.

Whale baleen is the mostly mineralized keratin-based bio-material consisting of parallel plates suspended down the mouth of the whale. Baleen's mechanical properties of being strong and flexible made it a popular material for numerous applications requiring such a property (see Human uses section).

2025年1月7日 · Baleen whales, also called whalebone whales, are a group of marine mammals distinguished by numerous keratinized plates (instead of teeth) called baleen hanging from their upper jaw.

Baleen is the series of fringed plates hanging in right whales' mouths that are used to strain seawater for food. Until the early 1900's, right whales were heavily hunted primarily for their fatty blubber, which could be burned in oil lamps or made into soap.

2025年3月21日 · Cetacea is a group of mammals that contains whales, dolphins and porpoises. It’s divided into two smaller groups – baleen whales, also known as mysticetes, and toothed whales, also known as odontocetes. While toothed whales are generally highly social, baleen whales opt for a more solitary lifestyle, choosing to live in smaller groups.

2024年5月27日 · Baleen whales are a type of marine mammal that have baleen plates in their mouths instead of teeth, which they use to filter small prey from the water. “Every species has baleen instead of teeth. These rows of baleen allow the whales to skim the water to collect food.”

Baleen whales are the largest whales, and include the world's largest animal, the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus). Filter feeders, they are generally seen as gentle animals, a sighting of which adds to the wonder of nature for humans.