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What is a key factor that determines the feeding behavior of air-breathing diving animals?

Maximizing energy gain from foraging (correct)

Minimizing travel time without oxygen input

Minimizing energy gain from foraging

Maximizing body size

Which type of animals tend to store up 'capital' and have excess energy for fasting?

Animals with constant feeding habits

Large baleen whales (correct)

Small air-breathing diving animals

Animals with shorter migrations

What is a characteristic of 'income breeders'?

Breed and give birth in warmer waters

Live 'paycheck-to-paycheck' (correct)

Store up 'capital'

Tend to have shorter migrations

Why do large baleen whales like the North Atlantic Right Whale migrate from colder feeding grounds to warmer breeding grounds?

Young do not yet have a thick blubber layer, and there are fewer predators Signup and view all the answers

What do Steller sea lions primarily feed on?

Amphipods and crustaceans Signup and view all the answers

What is the main feeding technique of Right whales?

Lunge feeding Signup and view all the answers

What is the feeding behavior of Beluga and beaked whales called?

Suction feeding Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary food source for polar bears?

Fish and squid Signup and view all the answers

What is the specialized feeding behavior of humpback whales called?

Bubble-net feeding Signup and view all the answers

What is the feeding technique of sea otters involving the use of tools to break open shells called?

Stone tool use Signup and view all the answers

What is the main prey for most odontocetes?

Amphipods and crustaceans Signup and view all the answers

What is the feeding behavior of bottlenose dolphins where they force coral fish into a bait ball called?

Population- or family-specific techniques Signup and view all the answers