Bowhead whales
Mustached Whales
About
They are called bowhead whales because their jaws and foreheads are curved in a bow shape. They are also called mustached whales because of their long baleen.
Food
They eat herring,sardines,plankton and crustaceans.
Predators
Orcas and humans are their only predators. Europeans and Americans hunted them for their oil in their blubber.
Where they live
They only live in the cold waters of the artic and sub-artic.
Defense
They hide from orcas under the ice.
Ice breakers
They use their head to break through ice so they can breath.
Baleen plate
Their plate is the longest of all whales. It is 175.5 inches long and 14 inches wide.