And so are filter feeding basking sharks!

滤食性姥鲨也是如此！

On the right there you see the basking shark.

在右侧， 您可以看到姥鲨。

The basking shark is a massive shark.

姥鲨是一种巨大的鲨鱼。

So it's starting to look like that basking shark.

所以它开始看起来像那条姥鲨。

In this video, the researchers have equipped a male basking shark with an accelerator.

在这段视频中，研究人员为一只雄性姥鲨配备了加速器。

A few sharks, like the basking shark, are filter feeders instead: they swim with their mouths wide open and strain tiny plants and animals from the water.

一小部分的鲨鱼，比如姥鲨，则是滤食动物：它们在水里张着嘴游动，吸进浮游生物。

And the basking shark opens its mouth, and it swims through the water, collecting plankton.

姥鲨张开嘴，游过水面， 捕食浮游生物。

Basking sharks might be trying to rid themselves of parasites, ward off predators, or perhaps court mates in nearby waters.

姥鲨可能试图摆脱寄生虫、抵御捕食者，或者可能是在附近水域求爱。

Scientists estimate that a single breach costs the basking shark 50% more of their daily caloric intake than great whites of a similar size.

科学家估计，与体型相似的大白鲨相比，单次破坏会使姥鲨每天摄入的热量多 50%。