WhalesWhalesToothed and BaleenToothed and Baleen

A Whale is not a FishA Whale is not a Fish

• Whales breathe Whales breathe with lungs with lungs

• Young babies are Young babies are born liveborn live

• It swims by moving It swims by moving the tail up and the tail up and downdown

• Fish have gills that Fish have gills that take oxygen from take oxygen from the waterthe water

• The young hatch The young hatch from eggsfrom eggs

• It swims by moving It swims by moving its tail from side to its tail from side to sideside

Whales are divided into groups Whales are divided into groups by the way they catch their by the way they catch their food. The two groups are:food. The two groups are:• Toothed WhalesToothed Whales

– They must chase They must chase and catch their foodand catch their food

– They catch one They catch one piece at a timepiece at a time

– Each animal has Each animal has different teeth to fit different teeth to fit different needsdifferent needs

• Baleen WhalesBaleen Whales– The baleen whales The baleen whales

strain food out of strain food out of the water.the water.

– Plankton is the food Plankton is the food most often eaten most often eaten thousands of thousands of pounds in a day.pounds in a day.

– The baleen is made The baleen is made of material like your of material like your finger nails.finger nails.

Baleen Baleen

PlanktonPlankton

KrillKrill

Double Blow holesDouble Blow holes

Gray WhaleGray Whale

Blue Blue WhaleWhale

Humpback WhaleHumpback Whale

Fin WhaleFin Whale

Toothed WhalesToothed Whales

Single Blow holeSingle Blow hole

Baluga WhalesBaluga Whales

NarwhalNarwhal

Killer WhalesKiller Whales

Sperm WhaleSperm Whale

Right WhaleRight Whale

Pilot WhalePilot Whale