Story: Whales
The southern right whale belongs to the baleen whale group, which have bristly plates (baleen) in their mouths. The plates are made of keratin, which is also found in human hair and fingernails. At Campbell Island, one of the breeding grounds of the southern right whale, this whale uses its baleen to sieve for krill.
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