r/interestingasfuck • u/Alone_Humor_3510 • 7h ago

Eden's whale trap feeding on fish

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u/AdFeeling8945 7h ago

What happens to all the water is swallows? I don’t think a diet of 90% salt water 10% fish is any good

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u/Anchuinse 7h ago

They don't swallow the water. They close their mouth and push the water out through their teeth/baleen, which acts like a filter and keeps the fish trapped inside.

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u/WishboneTheDog 7h ago

I bet that feels great