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What is a key factor that determines the feeding behavior of air-breathing diving animals?
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?
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'?
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?
Why do large baleen whales like the North Atlantic Right Whale migrate from colder feeding grounds to warmer breeding grounds?
What do Steller sea lions primarily feed on?
What do Steller sea lions primarily feed on?
What is the main feeding technique of Right whales?
What is the main feeding technique of Right whales?
What is the feeding behavior of Beluga and beaked whales called?
What is the feeding behavior of Beluga and beaked whales called?
What is the primary food source for polar bears?
What is the primary food source for polar bears?
What is the specialized feeding behavior of humpback whales called?
What is the specialized feeding behavior of humpback whales called?
What is the feeding technique of sea otters involving the use of tools to break open shells called?
What is the feeding technique of sea otters involving the use of tools to break open shells called?
What is the main prey for most odontocetes?
What is the main prey for most odontocetes?
What is the feeding behavior of bottlenose dolphins where they force coral fish into a bait ball called?
What is the feeding behavior of bottlenose dolphins where they force coral fish into a bait ball called?
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