Sentences with phrase «krill by whales»

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At this size it is small enough to be ingested by every single organism in the world's oceans — animals as small as krill and salps (plankton feeders) right up to the great Blue Whale.

Dinoflagellates eat these blooms and are then set upon by swarms of krill, which, in turn, are eaten by many larger animals, including baleen whales.

The video shows the whale rolling 180 ° by extending its flipper, then opening its jaws to engulf a patch of krill, the whale's favorite meal.

The discovery of the krill and whale «super-aggregations» sheds light on an important but overlooked foraging ground for the endangered humpbacks — one that may be threatened by the region's rapidly changing climate.

Whales typically began feeding by diving to depths of more than 300 m in the late afternoon, perhaps to sample the vertical distribution of krill (Figure 2).

Jeremy A. Goldbogen et al (2013)-- Underwater acrobatics by the world's largest predator: 360 ° rolling manoeuvres by lunge - feeding blue whales In this study we measured the three dimensional kinematics and foraging behaviour of blue whales feeding on krill, using suction - cup attached multi-sensor tags.

Krill density was measured within 100 s of meters from the tagged whale (confirmed by surface observations and radio tracking).

They, in turn, feed tiny crustaceans called krill, which are eaten by whales, penguins and some fish.

The summer months are the best times to see humpback whales and blue whales, which are attracted by abundant krill.

Feeding on fish eggs, tiny plankton and microscopic shrimp known as krill, whale sharks have no teeth, which is why they can be approached by humans with minimal risk.

The whales sought by the JWA are rorquals that eat krill, not fish.

This is only 0.6 % of the actual heat transport of 1.21 w / m ** 2 because 99.4 % is transported down by water circulation, mostly natural with shark & whales & krill helping a bit.

A scientist shows that baleen whales are consuming Antarctic krill contaminated by accumulated residues of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from pesticides and industrial chemicals.

The phytoplankton - dependent krill populations in the Southern Ocean which are the staple food of all the great baleen whales are now down by 80 % and the shortfall is now also starving local fish species, penguins and seals.)

Pteropods, or «sea butterflies,» are eaten by a variety of marine species ranging from tiny krill to salmon to whales.

The acidity could eat away the shells of such animals as the petropod, a nearly microscopic snail with a calcium carbonate covering that's eaten by krill, salmon and whales.

Both Ainley and I agree that there is an abundance of krill and that conclusion is supported by the rapidly growing number of krill feeders from baleen whales to adelie penguins.

Jim, my thoughts are that the deepening of the Antarctic ocean allowing a circumnavigation of waters, the closure of the Panama opening, the cool waters going up Atlantic way increasing productivity and blooms of krill evidenced by whales to get to their massive size in the last two million years.

In addition, unlike many other krill - eating top predators in the Antarctic, such as whales and fur seals, they were not hunted by humans,» said Dr. Trivelpiece.

Some of the organisms studied by the BAS, like krill, play an important role in the diets of whales, seals, and penguins.