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MAKE A MEME View Large Image Hundreds of baleen plates hang from these whales' top jaws and allow them to filter food from the water. A view of some segments of baleen anchored to gum tissue at the Ohmsett oil spill research facility's 2.6 million gallon saltwater ...

Hundreds of baleen plates hang from these whales' top jaws and allow them to filter food from the water. A view of some segments of baleen anchored to gum tissue at the Ohmsett oil spill research facility's 2.6 million gallon saltwater ...

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Keywords: oil spills oilspills marine mammals marinemammals whales noaa research science ohmsett NOAA scientists and partners collaborated to examine how oil and dispersants might affect the function of baleen in humpback, bowhead, and right whales. Hundreds of baleen plates hang from these whales' top jaws and allow them to filter food from the water. A view of some segments of baleen anchored to gum tissue at the Ohmsett oil spill research facility's 2.6 million gallon saltwater tank. (NOAA) Learn more about this NOAA study: usresponserestoration.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/for-the-fi... NOAA scientists and partners collaborated to examine how oil and dispersants might affect the function of baleen in humpback, bowhead, and right whales. Hundreds of baleen plates hang from these whales' top jaws and allow them to filter food from the water. A view of some segments of baleen anchored to gum tissue at the Ohmsett oil spill research facility's 2.6 million gallon saltwater tank. (NOAA) Learn more about this NOAA study: usresponserestoration.wordpress.com/2016/03/16/for-the-fi...