PDF-Theme 1: Unique Features of Whales & Dolphins

Unit of WorkUnique features of whales and dolphins Page 1 of 121INTRODUCTION 11Main ideaThis unit introduces students to the featuresof whales and dolphins exploring what makes them unique in rel. docgovtnz Further reading By Chris Proccacino. Food and Hunting. Normal Dolphins eat Squid and fish (Specifically Herring and Mackerel).. . But Killer Whales have a MUCH bigger diet. They eat Seals, Whales, . Porpoises. , Birds, and even other dolphins! They use . What makes a safe home?. Everyone deserves a safe home to live in, whatever that home looks like. We all live in different kinds of homes, but it is important that they are safe for you and your families. Think about how it would affect you if you lived somewhere that wasn’t safe. How might that make you feel and how could it have an impact on your life?. 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. by. B. lind river dolphins . Cetacean. The Cetacea are one of the most distinctive and highly specialized orders of mammals. . They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale; the highly intelligent and communicative dolphins; the tusked narwhales and blind river dolphins and singing humpback whales. . Know the defining characteristics of mammals.. Classify different types of marine mammals. Relate physiological adaptation of marine mammals to their environment. Marine Mammals. vocabulary. Mammary glands. By: Lauren Granville. There are around 70 different species of Toothed Whales. . They get the name, Toothed Whales, because they are the only whales that have teeth. . Some Toothed Whales are: Sperm, Bottlenose, river dolphin, Orca, Pilot, Narwhal, Beaked, and Beluga. . Early Elementary K-3. Marine Biology/Science. Curriculum. . . By Barbie . LeBrun. . . Copyright 2016. Wild Dolphin Communication. Outline. Lesson Plan. Reading. Writing. Spelling. Math. By Betsy Kirkpatrick. Dolphins look like. Dolphins have a . pointy . tail to make them swim. Dolphins have . smooth . strong . skin. . Dolphins have a little black blowhole to . breath. . Dolphins have small teeth. They can have 8 to 100 teeth. Dolphins have a . What makes a safe home?. Everyone deserves a safe home to live in, whatever that home looks like. We all live in different kinds of homes, but it is important that they are safe for you and your families. Think about how it would affect you if you lived somewhere that wasn’t safe. How might that make you feel and how could it have an impact on your life?. There are around 70 different species of Toothed Whales. . They get the name, Toothed Whales, because they are the only whales that have teeth. . Some Toothed Whales are: Sperm, Bottlenose, river dolphin, Orca, Pilot, Narwhal, Beaked, and Beluga. . Phylum Chordata; Class Mammalia. Cetaceans are grouped on the basis of their mouths:. a. . Mysticeti. . –whales . with . baleen strainers . for plankton; both nostrils have a blow hole. b. . Odontoceti. POLAR BEARS . Top predator in the marine food chain. Adult males may reach 3 meters in length. A four-inch layer of fat lies beneath the bears skin for insulation. Can swim for up to 60 miles without resting. 2IntroductionOur World is facing the strongest environmental crisis ever and its e31ects are causing the sixth major extinction of the planet Earth More than 7700000000 human beings are exhausting the