Whales have a large fan-shaped _____.
tail
Name one type of cooperation that whales do.
bubble feeding
Whales store food as fat or _____.
blubber
Dolphins are an example of smaller _______.
whales
Whales were hunted for their ____ and ____.
meat and blubber
Saltwater whales range from _____ to _____.
North Pole to South Pole
How do you call a toothed whale that has a large tusk growing straight out of the front of its head.
narwhal
Baleen whales have baleen that hangs from their ______ jaw.
upper
Most whales live in ______, a few live in freshwater rivers.
salt water
What do toothed whales eat? Please name 3.
1. fish 2. squid 3. seals 4. krill 5. other sea life
What are the 2 functions of bulbber in whales body?
1. keep them warm 2. keep them from sinking
Whales usually swim in groups called _____.
pods
Sound is measured in units called _______.
decibels
Baleen looks like a giant feather or _____.
comb
Whales have two _____ that are paddle shaped.
flippers
Name one whale that uses the echoes of sound to locate objects in the water.
sperm whale
Most whales fall into one of the two groups. What are they?
1. toothed 2. baleen
Please name one kind of freshwater whale.
Pink dolphin
Name 2 ways the baleen whales eat?
1. trap small animals pass through the baleen filter 2. swallow huge gulps of water, force water out the mouth, and swallow the filtered food
Whales use their ____ to push themselves through the water.
tail
How do whales breathe?
They breathe through a blowhole on the top of their head.
Whales are ______. They have ____ and must surface for air.
mammals, lungs
Name one type of whale that has jaws lined with sharp teeth.
1. orcas 2. porpoises 3. dolphins
Some whales _____ thousands of miles to feed and reproduce.
migrate
Name 4 items that blubber were used to for.
1. lamp oil 2. paint 3.soap 4. cosmetics
Dolphins use the ____ of sound to locate objects in the water.
echoes
Whales are the largest animals on Earth. They are bigger than any known _________.
dinosaur
Whales have a thick layer of fat called ______, which lies just beneath the skin.
blubber
What whale makes the loudest sound of any animal?
a blue whale
Water makes thing ______, so it helps support the weight of large whales.
bouyant
Name 2 kinds of pollution that are threatening whales.
1. water pollution 2. noise pollution
Whales' milk is rich in ______.
fat
What is a whale's body temperature?
99 Fahrenheit
Whales use their flippers to ______.
steer
What do female whales feed to their children?
milk
Whales store lots of oxygen in their ____ and ____.
blood and muscles
Please name two types of toothed whales.
1. dolphins 2. porpoises 3. orcas (killer whales) 4. narwhal