Is a Blue Whale considered a meat eater?

Question

Im helping my little sister with his report. One of the questions asks "Is it a plant eater or meat eater?"

Answer 1

they are considered to carnivorous, which is the correct word for animals that eat meat, or other species.

Answer 2

They are considered as meat eaters because they eat small fish and krill. Blue whales feed by lunging openmouthed into dense groups of small sea creatures such as krill or fish. As water and food rush into the whale's mouth, more than 60 throat pleats expand so that the whale's throat, or gular pouch, forms a huge bag that extends from the front of the whale's snout to its navel. The whale then partially closes its mouth, leaving a small gap, and forces water past 270 to 390 pairs of wide, black, fringed baleen plates that hang from the roof of the mouth. The plates act as a sieve, catching food inside the fringes. Blue whales often lunge through their prey side by side, apparently using each other to block the escape of their prey.

Answer 3

Well it's a carnivore (meat eater) because it eats meat for small fish and krill.

P.S. "Im helping my little sister with his report." His?

Answer 4

Of course its a carnivore.

It devours thousand of tiny shrimp alive!

Whales have also been seen swimming up at schools of small fish and taking in hundreds in a single huge mouthful.

There are very few marine mammals which are herbivorous - the exceptions are the 'sea cows' dugongs and manatees.

**By the way fish is meat - I hope you know that but some silly people don't seem to realise it.**

Answer 5

Hey that;s my Fave. Animal! Your Right Blue Whale is a Carnivore but they don;t eat meats like Lion,Zebra,Crocodile i think they just eat Fishes and Shrimps many sea Creatures definitely Not Shark and Big Animals.

Answer 6

Blue whales diet consists mainly of krill, a small animal like a tiny shrimp. They are considered seasonal carnivores

http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/mmp/blue_diet.htm

Your little sister would find this website really helpful and fun:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Bluewhale.shtml

Answer 7

They eat plankton and small fish !!