minke and gray whale. Instead of teeth, the animals have plates of what is called baleen, through which they sieve huge mouthfuls of tiny creatures from the water. Exactly how they produce complex ...

He collected specimens that inspired his theory of Natural Selection.This carved sperm whale's tooth, or scrimshaw, was made on the HMS Beagle. It is made from ivory and was carved by James Bute.

Whale sharks have 300 rows of teeth that are less than six ... Sometimes the shark will swallow the tooth plate along with its meal. It’s thought this helps the shark to maintain healthy calcium ...

Their work revealed, for the first time, that spade-toothed whales have tiny vestigial teeth in their upper jaw. Vestigial structures like this are considered remnants of evolution, demonstrating ...

Fortunately, the ocean offers a range of dining options. All whales are divided into two suborders: Odontoceti (those that have teeth) and Mysticeti (which have baleen plates instead). A whale's diet ...

The first discovery of a spade-toothed whale was a single jawbone with teeth, collected from New Zealand’s Pitt Island in 1872. Next came two skulls without jawbones, one found on New Zealand ...

He collected specimens that inspired his theory of Natural Selection.This carved sperm whale's tooth, or scrimshaw, was made on the HMS Beagle. It is made from ivory and was carved by James Bute.