By: AlissaFeb.-Mar. 2011

ContentsIntroductionAbout Beluga WhalesFun FactsWhere do they live?PicturesCredits

Introduction Personally, I think Beluga Whales are

really cute! I don’t know about you, but they remind me of dolphins. I hope people could become a little more aware of beluga whales. This project was even a learning experience for me! Hope you like it!

About Beluga WhalesLength: up to 18 feet (wow!)Weight: up to 3,500 pounds(lay off the ice

cream!)Life Span: 25 to 30 yearsDiet: fish, shrimp, lobsters, and crabs (See, food!)Number of Young: 1Home: Arctic, North Atlantic, and North Pacific

OceansClass: mammalsFamily: white whales

Fun FactsBelugas are also known as white whales.Their Scientific name is Delphinapterus

leucas.It takes 14 months for a beluga whale to

develop inside of it’s mother.The ends of their mouths curve up

creating a permanent “smile”. In Russian, beluga means “White one”.

What do They Eat? A Beluga has to eat 3% of it’s weight

each day. Doesn’t sound like much, right? Well, 3% could be up to 100 lbs! Luckily, their not picky eaters, fish, octopuses, squid, crabs, shrimp, clams, and sea snails are just some of the hundreds of sea animals they are known to eat.

Where do they live? In the ocean, obviously! But where in

the ocean? Belugas are kept in aquariums all over

the world for several reasons, but in the wild they live the frigid waters of the Artic Ocean.

The impact of belugas in the world

WITH Belugas WITHOUT Belugas People can see their

cuteness in zoos. I can write about them in

this report.

It could mess up the food chain.

The whale population would go down.

We’d miss seeing them!

Credits• Grolier online• MEL.org-

• "Beluga." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Columbia University Press, 2000.   Reproduced in Kids InfoBits.  Detroit:  Gale, 2011.  

http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits

• "Beluga Whales: The White Whale." Creatures of the Sea: Beluga Whales. Kris Hirschmann. KidHaven Press, 2004.   Reproduced in

Kids InfoBits.  Detroit:  Gale, 2011.   http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/KidsInfoBits

Enchanted Learning• Google images

• Clip art

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