Whales belong to the order of mammals know as ______________________________.

They are divided into two groups: _____________________ and ______________________________.

Baleen whales have no ______________________ but have two __________________.

They feed on a small shrimp knows as __________________________________.

  Pacific Gray Whale

Why are gray whales called "friendly whales"?

Why do whales spy hop?

Why do whales slap the water with their pectoral fin?

What do whales do to catch the wind and sail along with it? 

If you were throwing a dinner party for a group of Bottlenose Whales, what would you serve your guests?

The area just before the tail is where the whales gets all its power. What is that area called? ________________

The dorsal fin is used for __________________________________________.

A whale uses it pectoral flippers to ________________________________.

What is baleen?

Who is Lolita?

How old is she?

What type of conditions does she live in?

Are there any freshwater whales in the world and if so where?

What was Moby Dick?

How many telephone booths can you fit in a Blue Whale?

What is the smallest whale in the ocean?

Can whales smell?

Do whales sleep?

How big is a Blue Whale's heart?

Take the Great Whales/Sharks Quiz. Check you answers at the end. What is your score?

Read the letter written by first graders. Do you think it is okay to keep whales in captivity? ______________

See if you can identify Booker by his dorsal fin and saddle patch. Which picture is Booker?

List five pollutants that are a hazard to whales.

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How long does a glass bottle take to decompose?

The people of Greenland love whales. They have put their 16 most common species of whales on their country's stamps. The first stamps were issued in 1996. There are three set of Greenland Whale stamps. List five whales found in Greenland waters.

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Read the Haiku poetry written by 7th graders from Cohasset Middle High School. Write the poem you liked the best.

List 3 reasons a whale might be stranded on the beach.

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Write three things you should or should not do if you find a stranded whaled on the beach dead or alive.

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Where are three spots you can pet a whale?

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 What is an Orca?

Describe one way it catches its prey.

You can adopt a real whale! Why would a person want to adopt a whale?

The money that is charged for this service is spent helping whales. What is it used for?

List three things you would get if you adopted a whale.

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Read the biographies of the whales waiting to be adopted. Which one would you like to adopt?

Who is Keilo?

How large was the largest male killer whale ever recorded?

Length _______________________ Weight ________________________________

List three things killer whales eat.

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True or False Killer Whales chew their food well before swallowing.

How long can a whale live?

How do scientists determine how old a whale is?

Name a special characteristic about these particular whales of Hervey Bay that gave them their name.

1. Venus & Cupid

2. Lotus

3. Marbles 

What did railroad workers find in Vermont in 1849?

Why was this unusual?

Why is the gray whale nursery at Laguna San Ignacio, off the California coast, endangered?

Which animal can go deeper: the Elephant Seal or the Sperm Whale?

How deep do each of them go in feet?

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Whale -

Write down three things you can do to save the world's oceans.

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What is the last thing a whale watcher sees when a humpback dives?

Click on Michigan.

Click on the approximate location of Pine River Middle School in LeRoy.

Try to get as close as possible.

Write down the Latitude and Longitude of our location?

Lat ______________________ Long _________________________

How big is a blue whales tongue?

What color is a Beluga Whale?

How long and how wide is this model whale?

Lenght ________________

Width ________________

How small can this model whale be folded?

How was JJ raised?

Where was JJ found? When?

Where was the baby whale taken to receive care?

When was JJ returned to the ocean?

 What did JJ eat as a baby?

How often did she eat?

What is happening to JJ in the pictures?

What is the largest animal ever to exist on earth?

How large can a blue whale grow?

Length ____________________ Weight _______________________

What kind of whale is a gray whale?

How does a gray whale feed?

How far do gray whales swim on their migration from the Bering Sea to Baja California, Mexico?

What does a sperm whale's main diet consist of?

Read the Whale Tale and write your own ending.

How does the whale get a yellow or mustard-colored belly?

How high will a blow from a blue whale rise?