Baleen whales eat (and poop) a lot more than we realized
In a single day, a blue whale can gulp down the caloric equivalent of 30,000 Big Macs
![two humpback whales emerging from the ocean to feed](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/110221_jl_whales_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Humpback whales feed on sand launce fish in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Massachusetts. New research suggests that baleen whales, including humpbacks, eat a lot more food than scientists realized.
Elliott Hazen