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The 23 pages that link to Baleen whale, each with the reason it gives.

• Filter feedingBroader topic: Baleen whales are large-scale filter feeders that consume krill, fish, or other small prey.

• CetaceaBroader topic: Baleen whales form one of Cetacea’s two principal living branches.

• Antarctic krillNarrower topic: Several baleen whale species consume enormous quantities of krill during Southern Ocean feeding seasons.

• ArtiodactylaBroader topic: Baleen whales show how far one artiodactyl lineage diverged from its hoofed ancestors.

• KrillRelated: Several baleen whales consume enormous quantities of krill.

• BaleenNarrower topic: Baleen is the defining feeding apparatus of this whale group.

• Suspension feedingBroader topic: They capture krill and other prey by filtering large volumes of water.

• Toothed whaleCompared with: Mysticeti is the sister group to Odontoceti and defines its main contrast.

• Blue whaleNarrower topic: Blue whales belong to this group of filter-feeding whales.

• Evolution of cetaceansBroader topic: Baleen whales represent one major living radiation after cetaceans became fully aquatic.

• Humpback whaleNarrower topic: Humpbacks are baleen whales, unlike toothed whales such as dolphins and sperm whales.

• Bowhead whaleNarrower topic: Bowheads belong to this baleen-whale lineage.

• OdontocetiCompared with: Mysticeti is the other living cetacean suborder, distinguished by baleen instead of teeth.

• Lunge feedingNarrower topic: Lunge feeding occurs in several baleen whales, though it is especially associated with rorquals.

• Gray whaleNarrower topic: The gray whale is a baleen whale with specialized feeding and migration patterns.

• Ram feedingBroader topic: Some baleen whales engulf large volumes of prey-filled water while swimming forward.

• CetaceanBroader topic: This lineage includes the largest cetaceans and feeds without functional teeth.

• Southern right whaleNarrower topic: This lineage includes all baleen whales, including the southern right whale.

• Oceanic dolphinCompared with: Baleen whales contrast with the toothed feeding anatomy of oceanic dolphins.

• Fin whaleRelated: Fin whales are mysticetes, with baleen replacing functional adult teeth.

• Pilot whaleCompared with: Despite their name, pilot whales are toothed dolphins, not baleen whales.

• Minke whaleNarrower topic: Minke whales are members of this baleen-bearing suborder.

• Ingestion (biology)Broader topic: Its feeding illustrates how filtration concentrates prey before ingestion.