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The 21 pages that link to Baleen, each with the reason it gives.

• Filter feedingBroader topic: Baleen strands retain prey as whales push water through their mouths.

• CetaceaRelated: Baleen distinguishes filter-feeding mysticetes from toothed cetaceans.

• Canine toothCompared with: Baleen whales filter-feed without functional teeth such as canines.

• BeakCompared with: Baleen performs a filtering role but is not a bird’s jaw covering.

• WhalingBroader topic: Its springy structure made it valuable for products such as corsets and umbrella ribs.

• Toothed whaleCompared with: Baleen whales filter-feed instead of capturing prey with teeth.

• North Atlantic right whaleNarrower topic: These plates let the whale strain copepods and other tiny prey from the sea.

• Mammalian dentitionCompared with: Baleen whales lack adult teeth and use a different apparatus to capture prey.

• Baleen whaleBroader topic: These plates perform the filtering that defines mysticete feeding.

• Blue whaleBroader topic: Blue whales strain krill from seawater with baleen instead of teeth.

• Humpback whaleBroader topic: Humpbacks strain krill and small fish from engulfed water through these plates.

• WhaleBroader topic: Baleen distinguishes one of the two major whale groups and lets many feed on small prey.

• Bowhead whaleBroader topic: Bowheads strain zooplankton from seawater with exceptionally long baleen plates.

• Lunge feedingRelated: After a lunge, baleen retains prey as water flows back out of the mouth.

• Commercial whalingBroader topic: Baleen was processed into stiff, flexible materials for products such as corsets and umbrella ribs.

• Gray whaleRelated: Gray whales use baleen to retain small prey while expelling water and sediment.

• Southern right whaleRelated: Southern right whales use baleen plates to strain tiny prey from seawater.

• Fin whaleRelated: Fin whales strain small prey through baleen instead of capturing it with teeth.

• Minke whaleRelated: Minke whales filter small prey with baleen rather than catching it with teeth.

• Right whaleBroader topic: Right whales use exceptionally long baleen to strain tiny prey.

• OdobenocetopsCompared with: Unlike baleen whales, Odobenocetops was a toothed whale.