: any of a family (Balaenopteridae) of large baleen whales that have relatively small heads, short, broad plates of baleen, and the skin of the throat marked with deep longitudinal furrows and that include the blue whale, humpback whale, minke whale, fin whale, and sei whale
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Instead, the species, all part of a group called rorquals, have evolved more into a network, sharing large segments of DNA with even distant cousins.
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Author: Karen Weintraub, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2018
Others called rorquals, such as humpbacks and blue whales, use gulp-feeding, taking in vast mouthfuls of water and krill and then squeezing the water out.
—National Geographic, 19 Apr. 2018
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Author: Karen Weintraub, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2018
Others called rorquals, such as humpbacks and blue whales, use gulp-feeding, taking in vast mouthfuls of water and krill and then squeezing the water out.
—National Geographic, 19 Apr. 2018
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“Rorqual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rorqual. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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