I WONDER - What Do Whales Eat?

The video explains the diverse diets and feeding habits of whales, highlighting the blue whale as a filter feeder that consumes krill using baleen plates. It contrasts this with the orca, an apex predator that hunts seals, dolphins, and other whales using echolocation to locate prey.

What is the primary diet of blue whales?

• Krill

• Fish

• Dolphins

• Seals

Which of the following is a characteristic of orcas?

• They use baleen plates.

• They are apex predators.

• They are filter feeders.

• They only eat krill.

Which of the following animals can orcas hunt?

• Algae

• Seals

• Plankton

• Krill

What technique do orcas use to find their prey?

• Filter feeding

• Sonar navigation

• Echolocation

• Baleen filtering

How do orcas determine the distance of their prey?

• By observing the water surface

• By listening to returning echoes

• By tasting the water

• By using baleen plates