How to Use baleen whale in a Sentence

baleen whale

noun
  • Even baleen whales eat swarms of tiny animals known as krill.
    — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The biggest whales of all (blue, humpback and so on) are baleen whales.
    — The Economist, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Much of how baleen whales hear, compared to toothed whales, is still a mystery.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2023
  • All are baleen whales, possessing a mouth full of comb-like plates, rather than teeth.
    — Kathryn Miles, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Among marine mammals, baleen whales account for more than half of the biomass.
    — Byelizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Yet the baleen whale is obviously a far cry from any mammal on land.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 16 Aug. 2011
  • The minke whale is the smallest baleen whale in Alaska waters.
    — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 24 July 2022
  • However, even in this case, the larynx of a large baleen whale is pretty wide.
    — Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2013
  • Sea lions, Guadalupe fur seals and baleen whales died at higher rates than usual.
    — oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2020
  • Of the whale deaths, 21 were gray whales, two were unidentified baleen whales, and one was a minke whale.
    — Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Only one baleen whale species, a humpback, was observed grieving.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 20 June 2018
  • The peculiar grin of the baleen whale is turning out to be full of surprises.
    — Jennifer S. Holland, Smithsonian, 1 Sep. 2017
  • There are 14 types of baleen whales, including the humpback, blue, and fin whales.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Many small baleen whales disappeared, and other cetaceans moved elsewhere.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The health of baleen whale populations supports the health of a host of other species.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Known as the largest animals in the world, blue whales are members of the baleen whale family.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2023
  • The Patch also draws prey species such as baleen whales, and the action can be dramatic.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
  • And beyond baleen whales, the sperm whale is another king-sized species that may make an appearance for guests.
    — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Certain species of baleen whales — the flight group — have developed methods to keep their mates and offspring safe.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Most of the species that have benefited from the moratorium are baleen whales.
    — The Economist, 26 Oct. 2017
  • And there is fossil evidence megalodons used this tactic to stun their favorite meal — baleen whales.
    — Jamie Seidel, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Many researchers are investigating the question of how baleen whales got so big.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 10 Apr. 2018
  • And the whale shark is a docile scoop feeder, honestly closer to a baleen whale than our mental image of a scary shark.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Jude opted for the nonspeaking part, playing a baleen whale, minding his own business.
    — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
  • For years, scientists have disagreed about which species of baleen whale came first, and how the toothless species were related.
    — Author: Karen Weintraub, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. 2018
  • The team was testing a hypothesis about baleen whale foraging that grew out of research on seabirds.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Fin whales are the fastest baleen whale in the world, an endangered species that can weigh between 40 and 80 tons.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • Other filter-feeding baleen whales like blue, fin and minke whales produce much simpler songs that are more or less the same every year.
    — Will Dunham, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2018
  • North Pacific right whales are baleen whales that can grow to be 64 feet long and 70 years old if left alone.
    — Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 28 May 2024
  • For example, most baleen whales, with the exception of humpbacks, are fairly quiet.
    — Glen Martin, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

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