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Fig. 7. Model of forces (drag, lift) resulting in the development of torque to
stabilize a feeding minke whale. The features shown are: the center of mass of
the whale (blue circle); drag (straight black arrow) from the open mouth,
which is positioned at the centroid of triangular lower jaw in frontal view;
drag torque (curved black arrow); drag lever arm (dashed blue line); and lift
torque (curved red arrow). The lift torque was found to be slightly larger
than the drag torque created by the open mouth.
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