Whale Health Spa | Frozen Planet II | BBC Earth

Summary by Krater

This video examines bowhead whales, detailing their physical characteristics such as baleen plates and size, and shows them gathering off the coast of Russia to rub against rocks and sand in shallow water to remove dead skin and parasites.

From the video

Answers: What do bowhead whales do off the coast of Russia?

• bowhead whales
• baleen plates
• whale skin care
• mammal lifespan

What it concludes

• Bowhead whales possess 4-meter-long baleen plates that enable them to sieve up to 6 tons of plankton a day.
• Bowhead whales grow into 18-meter-long, 100-ton giants.
• Bowhead whales use rocks and sand in the shallows like pumice stones to rub off dead skin and parasites.
• Bowhead whales are the longest-lived of all mammals, with some living up to 200 years.