: planktonic crustaceans and their larvae (order or suborder Euphausiacea and especially genus Euphausia) that constitute the principal food of baleen whales
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The two species are more specialized in foraging for krill.
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Sea birds, seals, whales, fish and others rely on krill, a preferred salmon food.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
The lack of food alongside the change in ocean conditions likely contributed to the drop in whale songs in 2015, as when krill and forage fish numbers increased in the third year of the study, whale songs started to increase as well, MBARI's research indicates.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
That onboard submersible can roam Marguerite Bay to hunt for bioluminescent plankton, sponges, and even Antarctic krill swarms.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2025
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Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
Sea birds, seals, whales, fish and others rely on krill, a preferred salmon food.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
The lack of food alongside the change in ocean conditions likely contributed to the drop in whale songs in 2015, as when krill and forage fish numbers increased in the third year of the study, whale songs started to increase as well, MBARI's research indicates.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
That onboard submersible can roam Marguerite Bay to hunt for bioluminescent plankton, sponges, and even Antarctic krill swarms.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Krill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/krill. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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krill
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: small crustaceans and their larvae that make up plankton and form a major food of baleen whales
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