Humpback Whale in Antarctic Waters Humpback whales ( Megaptera novaengliae ) are the most abundant baleen whale in the nearshore waters around the Antarctic Peninsula. The ... ...

Feb 7 2013 - 12:01pm

Moorea Coral Reef LTER Education These multidisciplinary lessons and activities include “What do scientists do?”, “What is a coral reef?” and “Fish Feeding.” For more information and to ... ...

Nov 30 2009 - 1:02pm

National Geographic The activity covers background, migration, and feeding behaviors of humpback whales. It also includes a simulation of bubble net feeding and a drawing exercise. ... ...

Nov 24 2009 - 4:16pm

A right whale opens its mouth wide, revealing huge plates of baleen hanging from its upper jaw. There are between 200 and 270 baleen plates on each side of a right whale's upper ... ...

Dec 31 2012 - 8:49am

Sperm whales have conical teeth on their long, narrow, lower jaw. The teeth fit neatly into sockets in the upper jaw, which has no teeth. This arrangement is a perfect adaptation for ... ...

Sep 20 2012 - 11:45am

This scanning electron micrograph magnifies the tiny teeth that cover the surface of the giant squid’s tongue-like organ, or radula . Seven rows of sharp teeth help direct tin ... ...

Sep 12 2012 - 10:45am

The comb jelly (ctenophore) Thalassocalyce inconstans is found in shallow to deep water in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and sometimes in warmer Pacific Ocean waters off ... ...

Aug 29 2012 - 1:35pm

Found in Arctic waters, this rare deep-water species of larvacean ,  Oikopleura gorskyi , eats by filtering particles from the seawater it drifts through. Larvaceans ... ...

Jul 27 2012 - 9:35am

A veined octopus ( Amphioctopus marginatus ) briefly leaves its hiding spot, a seafloor shell, to devour a crab. A veined octop ... ...

Jul 25 2012 - 3:10pm

A huge colony of brittlestars (likely Ophiacantha rosea ) covers the peak of a seamount in the deep ocean. What’s the attraction? Food! Their arms reach out for tiny food ... ...

Jul 19 2012 - 9:14am

Like octopods and cuttlefishes, giant squid have eight arms. But they use their two much longer feeding tentacles to seize prey. The tentacles have powerful suckers at the ends. Mo ... ...

Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am

Hundreds of powerful suckers stud the flattened club at the end of the giant squid’s long feeding tentacle. They help the squid capture and hang on tightly to its prey. They also lea ... ...

Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am

Great White Sharks breach to hunt -- with split-second timing they grab an unsuspecting seal or sea lion in one swift snatch. Follow the action in this slideshow . Learn more abou ... ...

Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am

Phoenix is seen skim feeding off the coast of Maine in August 2004. More about the right whale can be found in our Tale of a Whale featured story . ... ...

Jan 26 2010 - 11:45am