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... whales which eat larger food . WHALEBONE WHALES In this group the teeth are replaced by strainers called ' baleen ' which hang from the upper jaw . Often the underparts are pleated . The whale can open its mouth like a huge bag , take ...
... whales which eat larger food . WHALEBONE WHALES In this group the teeth are replaced by strainers called ' baleen ' which hang from the upper jaw . Often the underparts are pleated . The whale can open its mouth like a huge bag , take ...
Page 53
... whale is beyond human aid . Though such strandings at present are a nuisance , since a decaying whale can pollute the air nearby for months and even years , in the days of the Aborigines such an event was a cause for celebration ...
... whale is beyond human aid . Though such strandings at present are a nuisance , since a decaying whale can pollute the air nearby for months and even years , in the days of the Aborigines such an event was a cause for celebration ...
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... whale was big enough to swallow Jonah , as the giant whalebone whales have tiny gullets , enough for the crustaceans on which they feed , but not capable of swallowing a man . From the giant sperm the toothed whales range down to the ...
... whale was big enough to swallow Jonah , as the giant whalebone whales have tiny gullets , enough for the crustaceans on which they feed , but not capable of swallowing a man . From the giant sperm the toothed whales range down to the ...
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