How the Blue Whale Eats Whatever It Wants Studying the world’s largest animal, the blue whale, has been challenging to say the least, but scientists now know more about how this huge species feeds. A study published in the latest issue of Nature reveals that these whales and their other big relatives have a special sensory organ in their jaws that controls eating. The discovery sheds some light on how blue whales can fuel their impressive girth. keep reading

How the Blue Whale Eats Whatever It Wants

Studying the world’s largest animal, the blue whale, has been challenging to say the least, but scientists now know more about how this huge species feeds.

A study published in the latest issue of Nature reveals that these whales and their other big relatives have a special sensory organ in their jaws that controls eating.

The discovery sheds some light on how blue whales can fuel their impressive girth.

keep reading

Source: news.discovery.com

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