Feeding process

WHALES GUIDE
FEEDING PROCESS

After a long migration, the whales arrive in the St. Lawrence, mal-nourished and gorge themselves on large quantities of krill in the estuary.

Biologist Pierre-Henry Fontaine explain the feeding process

Elements

  • azote /nitrogen
  • phosphore /phosphorus
  • silice /silicium

éléments nutritifs

 Feeding process

  • They gorge themselves on large quantities of krill.
  • The grooves of their belly are distended.
  • The water is filtered through the platelets in their mouths.
  • The krill are swallowed.
  • The grooves of their belly return to their normal shape.

PROCESSUS DE NUTRITION

Food pyramid

Pyramide alimentaire
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