🦐 The life cycle of #Antarctic krill is an incredible shape-shifting journey from the deep #ocean to the pack #ice. Here’s a unique glimpse of the many stages along the way - happening right now in the #SouthernOcean as our #krill #science voyage heads south on CSIRO #RVInvestigator. 🌊 Read more at https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2021/getting-the-measure-of-krill/ Pew Environment Antarctic Science Foundation University of Sydney Australian Antarctic Program Partnership | Australian Antarcti

The incredible moment a blue whale takes a mouth full of krill for lunch. | Australian Academy of Science

Watch this enormous blue whale feast on a swarm of krill! Blue whales, the greatest predators in the ocean eat krill, shrimp-like animals that live in giant swarms. When feasting on krill blue whales can take in a huge amount of food in a single gulp by lunge feeding. A whale rushes up to a krill swarm, opens its giant mouth, and lunges through the swarm. As it's throat pouch suddenly expands, the immense drag almost stops the whale in its tracks. This is the largest biological action in the wor

Antarctic krill are a key species in the Southern Ocean. 🦐 They’re dinner for whales, seals and penguins. But we need to know more about how they’ll respond to climate change and changing oceans. And we have big plans on how we can do it 👀👇 https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2022/new-aquarium-under-development-for-antarctic-krill-research/ | Australian Antarctic Program