PPT-Blue Whale

Isabella D Habitat Worlds oceans Winter Warm oceans Polar areas Eats Small kril l Interesting Facts Leap out of the ocean to get air Often travels in pairs 50 people could stand on its tongue. Manatees, dugong, sea cows, and mermaids - . Front flippers/ no rear. Swim with up and down tail motion. Wrinkled skin with little hair. Padded with blubber. Only strict vegetarian of marine mammals. Strandings. Whale enters an unusually close area along or on shore. They usually swim hundreds of yards out from the beach.. AKA “beaching” itself. Suicide attempt typically to end suffering. What is a whale stranding?. . Author: Grace . Fuz. Illustrator: Grace . Fuz. Page 1. The once was a little penguin whose name was Blue. Everyone in his raft (everyone who he lived with) called him Little Blue because he was the smallest in his raft.. By: Lani, Sam, Briel, Katie ,Julieann,and Josh. Description. The Blue Whale has been the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. . Habitat. It lives in the cold temperate waters.They migrate into the Northern hemisphere in the Spring and Summer.In Fall and Winter they migrate back to temperate. The Evidence . for the . Evolution . of W. hales. by. . Gabriel D. McNett. Department of Biology & . Environmental Science. Westminster College, . Fulton, MO. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE. By: Lani, Sam, Briel, Katie ,Julieann,and Josh. Description. The Blue Whale has been the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. . Habitat. It lives in the cold temperate waters.They migrate into the Northern hemisphere in the Spring and Summer.In Fall and Winter they migrate back to temperate. whales. A report by Jason and . Ditar. FAMILY LIFE . A female blue whale gives birth to one calf every 2-3 years.. Whales start calving between age 6 and 10,baby’s are 8 meters long when born and weigh about four tons.. Before 1800, whaling was common.. Blubber. Bone. Meat. America, Norway, Japan, Iceland. Background. 1904-1987, 1,339,232 whales were killed in Antarctic waters.. Blue whale hunting was banned in 1964. . 5. th. Grade . Whale Unit. Miss Traylor’s Class. Whales. Mammals- give live birth, warm blooded, nourish young with milk. The only mammals that live in the ocean their entire lives. Belong to order . Scientific Classification (Kingdom .  Species). Global Distribution. Habitat. Size—length, width, height. Diet. Predators. Ecological Role. 2 Facts. Hippopotamus . Duck-billed Platypus. Polar bear. Written by Susan Lennox. Blue Whales:. Giant Mammals. 3. Table of Contents. A Whale of an Animal…………….....4. Look Out for the Spout……………....5. Listen for the Song…………..……..…7. Let’s take a class vote and tally the . data. . Where Do I Belong?. In . t. he ocean?. In the tundra?. In the rainforest?. The blue whale is the largest mammal and lives in the ocean.. Use callosity patterns to identify an “unknown” right whale!. This game is based on the New England Aquarium’s . . Right . Whale Identification Game. , which is accessible at . http://. www.neaq.org/education_and_activities/games_and_activities/online_games/right_whale_identification_games.php. WHY DO WE STUDY WHALES? . There is still a great deal of things we don’t know about them. They play important roles in the food chain of the ocean . Many species are threatened by human activity. The more we learn about them, the better we can protect them! .