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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-pygmy-right-whale/" title="The Pygmy Right Whale" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="145" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/prw1-300x145.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="pygmy right whale" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/prw1-300x145.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/prw1-800x386.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/prw1-1536x741.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/prw1-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The pygmy right whale is the smallest species of <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;baleen&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Baleen is a fibrous substance that is found in the mouths of most species of &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;whales&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;, which they utilize to filter food particles from the water. The baleen plates grow out of the jaw in the same way as teeth, but trap food in the mouth which the &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;whale&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; then swallows.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/baleen/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>baleen</a> whales. Pygmy right whales aren&#8217;t true right whales at all, but are typically called so due to their bowed lower jaw, with the arch and stocky body. These features increase as they age. They call the cold ocean waters of [&#8230;]</p>
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