krill

     

Krill are a type of shrimp-like marine invertebrate animal. These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as foo for baleen whales, manta rays, whale sharks, crabeater seals and other seals, and a few seabird species that feed almost exclusively on them. Another name is euphausiids, after their taxonomic order Euphausiacea. The name krill comes from the Norwegian word krill meaning "young fry of fish," which is also often attributed to other species of fish.

Trivia about krill

  • The name of this small shrimp-like animal that lives on plankton is from the Norwegian for "young of fish"
  • These tiny shrimp-like crustaceans are the primary food of baleen whales
  • Whale food, it's from the Norwegian for "small fry"
  • Breeding female Antarctic fur seals rely almost totally on these shrimplike crustaceans for food
  • Blue whales eat tons of these tiny crustaceans whose name is from the Norwegian for a fish's young
  • At lunch whales commit murder on a massive scale when they're "going in for" this
  • (Lindblad National Geographic underwater specialist Lisa trotter delivers the clue from Antarctica.) This shrimp-like crustacean is a major link in the Antarctic food chain; from January to April swarms of them may reach concentrations of 35 lbs. per cubic yard
  • This small five-letter animal seen here is the main food source of the Antarctic blue whale

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