How Much do Pilot Whales Eat?

Short Finned: Pilot. Whalles are one of the few species of dolphins that forage for food deep under the surface of the ocean, far out of sight for us to observe. So a team of researchers tagged several whales in Hawaii to see how much food the whales needed to survive. As it turns out, it's a lot of calamari.

Study: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-abstract/228/21/jeb249821/369712/Daily-energetic-expenditure-and-energy-consumption?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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