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Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait Brown pelicans feeding on krill, Pelecanus occidentalis, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado) Humpback whale lunge feeding on Antarctic krill, with mouth open and baleen visible. The humbpack's pink throat grooves are seen as its pleated throat becomes fully distended as the whale fills its mouth with krill and water. The water will be pushed out, while the baleen strains and retains the small krill, Megaptera novaeangliae, Gerlache Strait A blue whale eating krill. This blue whale is seen feeding and surfacing amid krill with its throat fully engorged with krill and water. It will push the water back out with its tongue, trapping the krill in its baleen which acts like a filter. Aerial photo, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus Krill. Likely Euphausia pacifica. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales, San Diego, California Krill. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales, San Diego, California Krill. A thin cloud of pink krill gathers at the ocean surface, where it is likely to be preyed upon by sharks, fish, birds and whales. Likely Euphausia pacifica, San Diego, California Krill, Baja California (Pacific Ocean), Thysanoessa spinifera Brown pelicans feeding on krill, Pelecanus occidentalis, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado) Brown pelicans feeding on krill, Pelecanus occidentalis, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado) Brown pelicans feeding on krill, Pelecanus occidentalis, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado) Brown pelicans feeding on krill, Pelecanus occidentalis, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado) Blue whale feces take on the same color as the whales recent food, in this case likely krill or red crabs. Coronado Islands, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado) Blue whale feces take on the same color as the whales recent food, in this case likely krill or red crabs. Coronado Islands, Baja California, Balaenoptera musculus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)

Updated: January 19, 2021