: planktonic crustaceans and their larvae (order or suborder Euphausiacea and especially genus Euphausia) that constitute the principal food of baleen whales
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Recent Examples on the WebThe nearly 200-ton whales will eat four tons of krill a day. Janelle Davis, CNN, 9 July 2022 To better understand the movements of trillions of copepods, krill and other elusive migrators, this summer Benoit-Bird and her colleagues will return to sea. Katherine Harmon Courage, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2022 Bathyteuthis squid can be found worldwide and typically feed on krill. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022 Antarctic krill form the biggest biomass swarms on Earth. Andrew Chapman, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 This ensures superior absorption to fish, or algae oils in their triglyceride or ethyl ester forms, and given the presence of polar lipids, including phospholipids and glycolipids, even higher absorption than krill oil. Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The warming temperatures mean ice is melting more quickly, krill and other vital species are disappearing at higher rates and penguin colonies are diminishing. Lilit Marcus, Cnn; Video By Max Burnell, CNN, 5 May 2022 Many of their predators attack vertically, and krill might be watching one another for signs of incoming danger. Andrew Chapman, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 Previous research suggests microplastics could disrupt zooplankton’s biological processes and affect Antarctic krill — which form the base of the continent’s food web. Evan Bush, NBC News, 9 June 2022 See More