1. Whales: the Biggest Animals on Earth
By Jessica Santella

2. Introduction Cetacean is the scientific name for whales
There are 79 species of whales
Whales are large and intelligent mammals
Whales have sleek, streamlined bodies that move easily through the water
Introduction

3. Physical features Their skin colors are blue, black, and white
They have something called blubber, which keeps them warm
They have 2 eyes and ears
They have a little pinhole behind ear that’s called a blowhole
A whale’s Size varies 10 feet to 98 feet

4. Life Span Sperm Whales - can live 75 years, and possibly longer
Blue Whales
-can live for more than 80 years

5. Habitat and Landforms Most Whales live in the North Atlantic Ocean
They also live in the North Pacific Ocean
Whales migrate to other regions so they can keep their body temperatures high enough
They live in open ocean waters
In the winter they live near ice, ice bergs, and glaciers

6. Climate In the summer most whales live in the cold Polar oceans
In the winter whales migrate to the warm, tropical ocean

7. Food
Toothed Whales:
Sperm Whale – giant fish that live deep in the ocean
Killer whale –
fish, seals, walrus, and other, whales
Baleen Whales:
Blue Whale-
ocean plankton, which are floating masses of tiny creatures

8. Predators and Prey Predator Predator Prey Larger whales
People – they used to hunt whales
Killer whales eat other whales
Tooth whales eat different types of fish

9. Behavior
Many whales migrate long distances from their cold water feeding grounds
They migrate to warm water breeding grounds each year
Toothed whales often hunt in groups, migrate together, and share young rearing duties
Humpbacks have developed a method of fishing called bubble-net feeding.

10. REPRODUCTION
Whales are mammals and are nourished in the womb through an umbilical cord (as just like us)
Calves are born 8 months after parents mated
Others are born several months later
Cetaceans breed seasonally, usually in warm tropical waters, and females usually have one calf every 1-3 years

11. Adaptation
The fluke is a propeller at the end of the whale that makes it swim faster
The bigger the fluke, the faster the whale swims
Body Temperature – A body will lose temperature 27 times more quickly in the water than it would in air

12. Physiological Beneath the skin, lies a layer of fat called blubber
It serves as an energy holder and also as insulation
Whales breathe through blow holes located on the top of their head so the animal can remain underwater

13. Fun Facts
Whales live in all of the world’s oceans, but their specific range varies by species
Whales also communicate with each other using lyrical sound
These sounds are extremely loud depending on the species and can be heard for many miles
The blue whale is the largest known mammal that ever lived and the largest living animal at up to110 feet long and 150 tons in weight