wunder beta🐋 Whales & Dolphins
Meet the giants and geniuses of the sea: whales and dolphins.
What you’ll learn
- Explain that whales are ocean mammals and describe the two main whale groups.Whales and dolphins are cetaceans: warm-blooded, air-breathing mammals. The blue whale is the largest animal ever. Whales are either toothed hunters or baleen filter-feeders, and all breathe through a blowhole.
- Describe how dolphins and whales use sound and why they need protection.Dolphins are small, smart toothed whales. Toothed whales use echolocation to see with sound, and humpbacks sing long songs. Whales and dolphins are protected today but still face dangers from pollution and ships.
Questions this course answers
Why are whales and dolphins called mammals, not fish?
Whales and dolphins are mammals because they breathe air with lungs, are warm-blooded, and feed their young milk.
What is the largest animal that has ever lived?
The blue whale can grow more than 100 feet long, making it the biggest animal ever known, even larger than any dinosaur.
How do baleen whales catch their food?
Baleen whales have no teeth. They use stiff, comb-like baleen plates to strain small creatures like krill from the water.
What kind of animal is a dolphin?
Dolphins are actually small toothed whales, known for being fast, playful, and very intelligent.
What is echolocation?
Echolocation is when toothed whales and dolphins make clicks that bounce off objects, and the returning echoes tell them what is nearby.
Which whales are famous for singing long songs?
Male humpback whales sing long, complex songs that can last many minutes and repeat over and over.
Grounded in trusted sources
- Britannica Kids, "Whale" — https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/whale/353922
- Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC), "Facts about whales" — https://us.whales.org/whales-dolphins/facts-about-whales/
- Smithsonian Ocean Portal, "Whales and Dolphins" — https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/marine-mammals/whales
- WWF, "Top 10 facts about whales" — https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/top-10-facts-about-whales
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