krill

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A reduction in the sea ice is also likely to have a knock-on effect on the abundance of krill, which is a vital food source for penguins ....

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  1. noun The collection of small marine crustaceans of the order Euphausiacea that are the principal food of baleen whales.

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  • In his short life, Night-Dawn had seen no creatures save fish, krill, algae and humans. —  F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 05 - May 1999
  • I also suggest adding a cold-water fish oil, like salmon, krill, anchovy or sardine.
  • So penguins feed extensively on krill, the whales feed on krill - so you have a ripple effect.
  • Just think of the krill, herring and squid farms to feed the birds. —  Tynan | Life Outside the Box
  • From humpback whales to the tiniest krill, marine life is in abundance off the California coast and Research Biologist Dr. Baldo Marinovic explains why. —  KCBS Bay Area News
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  1. Norwegian kril, young fry of fish.
 

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