To add to this, what you're both describing is true of Baleen Whales, which are filter feeders (which includes the Humpback Whale that this story is about, as w

To add to this, what you're both describing is true of Baleen Whales, which are filter feeders (which includes the Humpback Whale that this story is about, as well as Blue Whales and others). But it's not true of all types of whale - Toothed Wales (such as Beaked Whales and Sperm Whales) are apex predators which much larger throats allowing them to eat larger prey. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothed_whale https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothed_whale https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleen_whale https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleen_whale