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> As the sperm whale feeds on giant squids, which are a powerful, 
> comparatively intelligent and thus risky prey, which literally has to be 
> hunted and caught, it is in fact a true predator - but the blue whale 
> simply sieves krill out of the water, an activity for which the word 
> "hunting" seems quite inappropriate... when I read of predators, I usually 
> think of animals hunting their food, so the blue whale is a predator only 
> in a formal sense (as its food is in fact animal, not vegetarian).
>

Getting formal, do we?  ;-)
I am going to found the Association for the Defense of Defenseless Krill 
(ADDK).... "Ban All Blue Whales from Our Waters"

Thomas

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