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A 35-foot endangered blue whale was found dead in Gwatar Bay near the Pakistan-Iran border, likely having died several days earlier. The blue whale was reportedly one of three baleen whales found in Pakistani waters. WWF-Pakistan has expressed concern and called for stronger protections for marine life in the region. #nukta #nuktapakistan #baleenwhale #bluewhale #pakiranborder #wwf #marineprotection | Nukta Pakistan

‘’Lunge feeding’’ an impressive and powerful way that whales use to feed. It is common among several large baleen whales, particularly rorquals, which include humpbacks, blue whales, fin whales, and sei whales. These whales have expandable throat pleats (the wrinkles you see on humpbacks’ throats) that allow their mouths to balloon open and engulf huge volumes of water and prey, like seen in this clip. To meet their enormous energy needs, humpbacks consume up to 1,500 pounds (700 kilograms) of k