Whales go fishing.

Humpbacks trap krill by making bubble nets. (Christin Khan/NOAA)
Humpback whales feed near Massachusetts. One is about the length of a school bus. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
Three humpback whales work together to “bubble feed.” (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
Blowing nets of bubbles scares tiny sea creatures into tight groups. Then humpback whales gobble them. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

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What if your fish crackers were spread out over a soccer field? It would take a long time to eat them. Humpback whales eat tiny krill. How do they gather them?

They blow bubble nets!

Pray: Thank God for the ways He helps animals get their food. Thank Him for the food He gives you.

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Teeny krill are a favorite food of humpback whales. It takes work for such a big beast to get a full tummy. A hungry humpback swims into a group of krill. It moves in a circle. It blows bubbles from its blowhole. The bubbles rise. They create a cylinder with walls of air. Krill dodge the bubbles. They get trapped inside the net of air. The humpback blows bubbles in tighter and tighter circles. Gulp!

“God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm.” (Genesis 1:21)