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How many teeth does blue whale have?

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None. Baleen whales, including the blue whale, lack teeth, though they do have tooth buds in early development. Instead, they use plates of baleen (essentially hardened epidermis) to filter water for their prey. read more

Blue whales do not have teeth. Instead, they have 270 - 395 plates of baleen on either side of their jaw. Baleen look like long thin teeth placed very close to one another. read more

Blue whales are the largest animals on Earth, measuring up to 100 feet long and weighing as much as 200 tons or more. In a single day, an adult blue whale can ingest as much as 4 tons of krill. Scientists estimate that between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales live in the world's oceans. read more

Blue whales belong to the group of baleen whales. This is a group of whales that use huge baleen plates (imagine a massive comb) to filter their food, in the form of krill and plankton, out of the water. For a picture of a baleen plate, click on the related link below.No. Blue whales do not have teeth. read more

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