Clever Construction in Rorqual Whales

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A few years ago, scientists discovered a unique sensory organ in the jaw of a rorqual whale—the world’s largest creature. Rorqual whales, which include the blue whale and fin whale, feed by ballooning out folds of tissue that bag gobs of krill from fertile ocean waters. Some of those researchers recently described the unique bungee-cord-like nerve fibers that illustrate clever and intentional design.

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