Humpback whale baleen set. This is from the upper left jaw. The front would be towards the right.
(Specimen collected under permit by the Pratt Museum).
This side would be facing the outside.
This side would be facing the inside of the whale's mouth.
What they're after. Capelin is the case here. These fish spawn in great numbers in lower Cook Inlet about every other year.
Barnacles and parasitic copepods behind the jawplate of a curious whale.
Captain Monica works hard in between snacks.