When a whale eats krill how long do they stay alive inside the whale?

I recently watched a program where whales ingested thousands of these small creatures known as krill. Assuming a whale"s stomach is the size of a room and is full of ocean water I would think these krill could survive for a length of time inside the whale. Asked by Yankeeman 45 months ago Similar questions: whale eats krill long stay alive inside Science.

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That's up to the whale So here’s how most whale’s eat: They take in large gulps of ocean water that include krill or other tasty little morsels. Then they use their tongues to push all of the water out of the sides of their mouths. The food bits, like krill, get caught in the whale’s "baleen" plates (which are like teeth, except they’re a series of fine plates made out of keratin - the stuff our hair and fingernails are made of).

The baleen plates block the krills’ exit. At this point the krill is still alive, as they have just been removed from water, and the process of pushing the water out is relatively fast. However, at this point the whale then uses his tongue to push all the food caught in the baleen plates to the back of his throat to swallow and digest it.

This is where we say goodbye to our little krill friends. They will not survive the digestion process anymore then the ants you ate when you were a kid. So the krill survival time depends on how quickly Mr. Whale wants to hold all the water in his mouth.

If he’s just up for a casual snack, in theory he could hold onto that mouthful of water and food for a few minutes. But it’s not a long reprieve. Sources: seaworld.org/infobooks/Baleen/dietbw.html PenguinSage's Recommendations Plush Blue Whale 17" By Wildlife Artists Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 3 reviews) .

1 The whale's big stomach uses acid just like ours does. I doubt that the krills' lifespan is very long, if they last at all. This user has been banned from Askville.

1 The whale's big stomach uses acid just like ours does. I doubt that the krills' lifespan is very long, if they last at all.

The whale's big stomach uses acid just like ours does. I doubt that the krills' lifespan is very long, if they last at all.

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