DOI: 10.1071/pc26041 ISSN: 1038-2097
Observation of lunge-feeding by pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) in the Wetar Strait of Timor-Leste
Ben D’Antonio, Christy T. Judd, Laura-Marie Dehne, Michael Doane, Rob Harcourt, Deonisio Manuel Ratu Lourdes Matos, Eben Hall, Adam Wolffbrandt, Vincent Pieribone, Agostinho Rodrigues, Mark MeekanAn aerial observation of of pygmy blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus brevicauda) sub-surface feeding in the Wetar Straight of Timor-Leste. Based on current understanding of their foraging ecology, these whales were probably feeding opportunistically on krill-like zooplankton.