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Bryde's whale (skeletal remains)

Balaenoptera brydei

Description:

Balaenoptera brydei is a species of cetacean, marine mammals, in a complex group known as the Bryde’s Whales. They are the least-known and in many ways the most unusual of the rorquals. They are small by rorqual standards—no more than about 25 tonnes—prefer tropical and temperate waters to the polar seas that other whales in their family frequent; are largely coastal rather than pelagic, and although they retain the characteristic plates of whalebone that the Mysticeti use to sieve small creatures from the waters with, their diet is composed almost entirely of fish.

Habitat:

Fernandina, Galapagos

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KarenL
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KarenL

Parroquia Tomas de Berlanga (Santo Tomas), Provincia de Galápagos, Ecuador

Spotted on Nov 26, 2012
Submitted on Dec 20, 2012

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