Archive image from page 834 of The depths of the ocean;. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic depthsofoceange00murr Year: 1912 Fig. 568. Greenland whale (Balcena mysticetus). (From Scoresby.) Fig. 569. The blue fin-whale {Balcenoptera musculus). (From G. O. Sars.) ! ! I\\ IA 11 m #/ Mi# >n ti VM/jWUrVXAfJXj f tv Fig. 570. Cross-section of head of a fin-whale {Balcznoptera). (From Boas.) h, Head ; u, lower-jaw ; b, whalebone ; hi, tongue ; /

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Archive image from page 834 of The depths of the ocean;. The depths of the ocean; a general account of the modern science of oceanography based largely on the scientific researches of the Norwegian steamer Michael Sars in the North Atlantic depthsofoceange00murr Year: 1912 Fig. 568. Greenland whale (Balcena mysticetus). (From Scoresby.) Fig. 569. The blue fin-whale {Balcenoptera musculus). (From G. O. Sars.) ! ! I\\ IA 11 m #/ Mi# >n ti VM/jWUrVXAfJXj f tv Fig. 570. Cross-section of head of a fin-whale {Balcznoptera). (From Boas.) h, Head ; u, lower-jaw ; b, whalebone ; hi, tongue ; /, furrows of the skin. Fig. 571), and the 'saithe' whale [Balcenoptera borealis) feed on plankton as well as on pelagic fishes, mainly capelan and herrings, which also constitute the main food of the small tooth- whales of the porpoise description.

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