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Gentle giants

Strain the sea.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

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Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Basking Shark

Species principle: Plankton Straining

Strain the sea.

Great size can be sustained by gathering what the ocean offers in tiny pieces.

Basking Sharks are enormous filter-feeding sharks that swim with their mouths open to strain plankton from seawater using gill rakers.

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