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noaa ohsmett research oil science oil spills oilspills whales marine mammals marinemammals outdoor In an effort to replicate how whale might get oil on its baleen the research team tried using paintbrushes to apply oil to the baleen. However this approached matted down the fringe hairs too much. Note the shorter baleen plates compared