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Whales: the Biggest Animals on EarthBy Jessica Santella
• Cetacean is the scientific name for whales
• There are 79 species of whales
• Whales are large and intelligent mammals
• Whales have sleek, streamlined bodies that move easily through the water
Introduction
Physical features
• Their skin colors are blue, black, and white
• They have something called blubber, which keeps them warm
• They have 2 eyes and ears
• They have a little pinhole behind ear that’s called a blowhole
• A whale’s Size varies 10 feet to 98 feet
Life Span• Sperm Whales
- can live 75 years, and possibly longer
• Blue Whales-can live for more than 80 years
Habitat and Landforms• Most Whales live in the
North Atlantic Ocean • They also live in the
North Pacific Ocean• Whales migrate to other
regions so they can keep their body temperatures high enough
• They live in open ocean waters
• In the winter they live near ice, ice bergs, and glaciers
Climate • In the summer most
whales live in the cold Polar oceans
• In the winter whales migrate to the warm, tropical ocean
Food
Toothed Whales:• Sperm Whale – giant fish
that live deep in the ocean• Killer whale –
fish, seals, walrus, and other, whales
Baleen Whales:• Blue Whale-
ocean plankton, which are floating masses of tiny creatures
PreyPredator• Killer whales eat other whales• Tooth whales eat different types of fish
• Larger whales
• People – they used to hunt whales
Predators and Prey
Behavior• Many whales migrate
long distances from their cold water feeding grounds
• They migrate to warm water breeding grounds each year
• Toothed whales often hunt in groups, migrate together, and share young rearing duties
• Humpbacks have developed a method of fishing called bubble-net feeding.
REPRODUCTION
• Whales are mammals and are nourished in the womb through an umbilical cord (as just like us)
• Calves are born 8 months after parents mated• Others are born several months later• Cetaceans breed seasonally, usually in warm tropical waters, and
females usually have one calf every 1-3 years
Adaptation • The fluke is a
propeller at the end of the whale that makes
it swim faster• The bigger the fluke,
the faster the whale swims
• Body Temperature – A body will lose
temperature 27 times more quickly in the
water than it would in air
Physiological
• Beneath the skin, lies a layer of fat called blubber• It serves as an energy holder and also as insulation• Whales breathe through blow holes located on the top of their
head so the animal can remain underwater
Fun Facts• Whales live in all of the world’s oceans,
but their specific range varies by species
• Whales also communicate with each other using lyrical sound
• These sounds are extremely loud depending on the species and can be heard for many miles
• The blue whale is the largest known mammal that ever lived and the largest living animal at up to110 feet long and 150 tons in weight