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Tag: krill

Biology

A Year in the Life of the Bowhead Whale

Dr. Martini January 22, 2015 Beaufortbowhead whaleschukchiinupiaqkrilluniversity of Alaska Fairbanksyupik

Ever wonder what Bowhead whales, the only baleen whale that spends it’s entire life in the Arctic and sub-arctic, do all year round? Well now you…

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A whale and a whale shark walk into a bar…

Alistair Dove November 23, 2013 baleenfeedingkrilllunge feedingsillywhale sharks

A bar, somewhere in the ocean.  A whale shark sits quietly sipping a Krillians. Whale shark (quietly): <sip>  Ahh, that’s some good Euphausia right there.…

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How the Whale Got His Throat and Other Musings by a Nubbly Human

Dr. M September 25, 2013 baleenKiplingkrillsizing ocean giantstanningwhales

The following post is authored by Catharine Chen as part of the Sizing Ocean Giants project. This post originally occurred on the Story of Size. Adapted from Just…

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What’s In Your Stomach?

Dr. M March 1, 2012 AukleteatingHumpbackKing CakekrillMardi GrasPredationsharkstomach contentsTiger Sharkwhale

With Mardi Gras recently passing, I was privileged to partake of a King Cake graciously offered by a coworker.  Originally European in tradition, the riche…

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TGIF: The Blue Whale

Dr. M July 2, 2009 Blue WhalekrillSir David Attenborough
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Mating & Reproduction New Research

Sexual refuge for krill in the abyss?

Peter Etnoyer February 27, 2008 deep seakrillrefuge

You are a giant swarm of Antarctic krill migrating daily from sunlit surface waters down to the 4500m in the abyss. Some portion of your…

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