How Whales Eat

We found out that there are different types of whales, there are baleen whales who have no teeth and toothed whales who have lots of sharp teeth. Baleen whales have a mouth that acts like a sieve to trap hundreds of small krill. This sieve is called baleen, baleen is made out of keratin, the same as our finger nails. 

We put on our scientists' hats and experimented on how whales eat their food. We had combs that were the baleen whales and tongs that were toothed whales.

We used carrots for fish and grated cheese for Krill. 

We each had a turn catching the food with tongs and combs.

We each had a turn catching the food with tongs and combs.

We discovered baleen whales could scoop up lots of krill with one gulp.

We discovered baleen whales could scoop up lots of krill with one gulp.

We discovered that toothed whales could catch a fish with one bite.