A feeding aggregation of Omura‘s whale Balaenoptera omurai off Nosy Be, Mozambique Channel
Abstract
A feeding aggregation of Omuras whales Balaenoptera omurai was documented off Nosy Be Island at the northeastern entrance of Mozambique Channel in November 1994. Underwater photographs of live individuals illustrated sub-surface skimming as main feeding behaviour, with small crustaceans, small jellyfish, and other gelatinous micronecton identified as prey. A precise description of the whales pigmentation patterns completes previous descriptions from the recent literature.
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