2023.06.30

Big Little Mystery

Researchers are racing to figure out how giant filter-feeding whales find their tiny prey. The answer could be key to saving endangered species

Humpback whales and other baleen whales are the largest creatures on Earth, yet they eat some of the smallest prey in the oceans. (credit: Scott Wilson)

Humpback whales and other baleen whales are the largest creatures on Earth, yet they eat some of the smallest prey in the oceans. (credit: Scott Wilson)

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