Food Habits
Bryde's whales feed almost exclusively on pelagic fish (pilchard, mackerel, herring, and anchovies) and pelagic crustaceans (shrimp,crabs, and lobsters). They also have been observed to eat cephalopods (octopus, squid, and cuttlefish).
Animal Foods: fish; mollusks; aquatic crustaceans
Foraging Behavior: filter-feeding
Primary Diet: carnivore (Piscivore , Eats non-insect arthropods)
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