Definitionn. a horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales
Last update: August 9, 2015
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Drift whales were utilized in the earliest years of the colony, and shore boating for the baleen (or " right ") whale - rich in bone and in blubber yielding common oil - was an industry already regulated by various towns before 1650; but the pursuit of the sperm whale did not begin until about 1713. [Please select]
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In this respect it differs much from the baleen whales, which have a narrow gullet. [Please select]
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The baleen whales are not found in the intertropical seas. [Please select]
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The ulna and radius in the rorquals are also comparatively longer than in the baleen whales. [Please select]
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Many of them grow to enormous size, far exceeding any of the baleen whales. [Please select]
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The two groups are separated in the following ways: BALEEN OR WHALEBONE WHALES. [Please select]
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Baleen whales are externally distinguishable from toothed whales by having paired blowholes. [Please select]
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