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Gigantic Whales Eat Thanks to ‘Bungee-Cord’ Nerves

Rorqual whales (blue, fin, humpback among others) are not only the world’s largest animals but when they eat they open their mouths to such an extent that they are capable of ingesting a volume of water larger than their own bodies. On Monday, scientists from the University of British Columbia explained how they do this — stretchy nerves. “These large nerves actually stretch and recoil like bungee cords,” A.

 

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