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Rorqual pleats can extend from the chin to the navel region during feeding.
As members of the rorqual family, Balaenoptera borealis possess ventral pleats that stretch during feeding, dramatically increasing mouth capacity.
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This expansion enables efficient capture of dense prey swarms, after which water is expelled through baleen plates while food is retained.
The structural elasticity of these pleats reflects a specialized adaptation shared among the largest filter feeders on Earth.
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