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Baleen is a strip of hard, flexible material rooted to the Baleen whales' upper jaw. It is made of keratin, the same substance in human hair and fingernails. The baleen plates end in a feathery fringe which works as a filter for water and food.

As fish pass through these filters, the larger ones become trapped on the inside and swallowed, while everything else is released.

Before the invention of synthetics, baleen was used as a stiffener for corsets, hoop skirts and umbrellas. Old time chimney sweeps also used baleen for their brushes, because of its tough, springy properties.", "Trapped!

Each day 100 or more whales, dolphins, and porpoises are killed by fishermen. Usually, these sea mammals are caught in fishing nets and drown.

Sea mammals continue to be hunted today, both legally and illegally. ", "Ice cubes.

The bottle-nosed whale can dive to a depth of 3,000 feet in only two minutes. They inhabit cold waters deeper than 3,000 feet (1,000 m).", "Easy target.

The 'right whale' got its name because it was rich in blubber, slow moving, traveled on the surface, and floated when killed. These traits made the whales attractive to whalers and became known as the 'right whale' to kill.

The right whale is easily recognized by a 'horny bonnet' on top of its head. These yellowish callosities are outgrowths of the whale's skin. Barnacles and lice make their homes on these growths which give it the appearance of a 'horny bonnet.'", "I spy.

When whales are migrating they often thrust their head out of the water and view the shoreline, which they use as a reference point during migration.

Whalers termed this practice spyhopping, because the whalers believed the whales were spying on them.

Breaching is when a whale leaps from the water, then falls backwards, usually with a big splash. Slapping their flukes is called lobtailing and is a show of aggression or irritation. And upstroking is a swimming method.", "The day of rest.

If you live in Ohio you can't fish for whales on Sunday, but if you happen to find one any other day, it’s all yours.

If you are done fishing for the day and you open a six pack make sure you don't share any with the fish, because it is also illegal to get a fish drunk in Ohio.", "They could afford to be a bit friendlier.

Bowhead whales are typically anti-social. Unlike their killer whale cousins, bowhead whales tend to congregate in small pods of about 3 whales in spring and pods of about 50 in autumn. ", "Deep sea diver.

Bowhead whales can dive to a depth of 500 feet. They can dive for up to an hour at a time, but tend to make dives that last 4-15 minutes.

When cruising or migrating, bowhead whales normally swim at speeds of 2-7 miles per hour, but will swim up to 12 miles per hour when they sense danger.", "Blow hards!

Bowhead whales live exclusively in the Arctic Ocean. They can break through surface ice 1 foot thick in order to breathe.

They have 2 blowholes and when they breathe their blow rises in two cloudy masses 20 feet above the surface of the water. ", "He's always been so bowheaded.

The bowhead whale is named because of its large bow-shaped head. Its head can measure up to 40% of its body length.

The bowhead whale has small eyes and huge lips. Its trademark arched mouth measures up to 10 feet wide and 20 feet deep. ", "Strike Zone!

A Gray Whale's eyes are the size of a baseball.", "Where's the toothpaste?

Just like humans, Narwhals brush their teeth. These whales grow large tusks, or modified teeth, comprised of 10 million tiny nerves. The whales are often seen rubbing their tusks against the tusks of other whales. This practice is called tusking.

Tusking may therefore be a way of cleaning encrustations from the surface of tusks, just like brushing teeth. Other theories on 'tusking' are that it is a form of aggression, similar to a medieval jousting contest.", "Dead or Alive.

Narwhals are born a gray color, darken as a teenager, and whiten with age. The word 'narwhal' comes from the Old Norse meaning 'corpse whale' since its white color resembles that of a floating corpse.

Narwhals are hunted by Inuit people for their skin, oil, meat, and tusks.", "Compared to other whales the minke is miniscule.

The largest minke whale recorded was 35 feet long. It weighed 9.5 tons. As a general rule minke whales grow 25-30 feet long and weigh only 6-7.5 tons. Female minke whales are usually 2 feet longer than males.", "Minke whales are the Pinocchios of the whale family.

The minke whale’s nickname is ‘little piked whale’. It is also called ‘sharp-headed finner’, as a result of its distinctively narrow, pointed and triangular shaped snout.", ];