The Wild Reason Whales Got So Freakishly Big. Baleen whales (Mysticeti) are vacuums of the sea. The blue whale, which is one of 1. AKA the biggest sea vacuum. It fuels its 2. 00- ton body by eating tiny crustaceans called krill, which get filtered through the blue whales’ baleen. New research suggests that over millions of years, baleen whales’ filter system—and a hell of a lot of krill—allowed these beasts to grow into giants. A study that will be published tomorrow in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B investigated what could account for the fairly recent evolution of whale gigantism. ![]() A study that will be published tomorrow in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B investigated what could account for the fairly recent evolution of whale gigantism. Technically E3, video games’ biggest trade show of the year, starts next Tuesday. That’s when the doors will open at Los Angeles Convention Center and over. A team of scientists from around the country gathered information from fossil skulls of 6. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D. C. Some of the whale fossils the team studied date back 3. In their analysis, the researchers found that giant whales, which can reach up to 1. We might imagine that whales just gradually got bigger over time, as if by chance, and perhaps that could explain how these whales became so massive,” Graham Slater, a co- author on the study, said in a statement. Baleen whales were probably thrilled about this development, and filtered the shit out of those little crustaceans. The bigger whales had an easier time foraging, according to the study’s co- author, Stanford University whale researcher Jeremy Goldbogen.“. You have baleen—the anatomical machine for filtering—but you also need the environment to provide you the types of resources that make filter feeding incredibly efficient.”The main takeaway here is that when it comes to thriving in an Ice Age, it pays to be a really, really, really big vacuum. Surrounded by krill. Just be a baleen whale. Create custom t-shirts and personalized shirts at CafePress. Use our easy online designer to add your artwork, photos, or text. Design your own t- shirt today!![]() Clockwise from top right: common Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus, Mexican free-tail bat Tadarida brasiliensis, Myotis myotis, lesser short-nose fruit bat. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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