WhalesWhales

By Jack, Brian A., By Jack, Brian A., Michael, Mathias, and Michael, Mathias, and

BrianBrian S.S.

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whales.whales.

Killer WhalesKiller WhalesBy JackBy Jack

I drew the killer whale also I drew the killer whale also known as the orca. Orcas eat known as the orca. Orcas eat fish, squid, penguins, as well fish, squid, penguins, as well as sea lions, seals, and other as sea lions, seals, and other sea mammals including some sea mammals including some of the biggest whales. They of the biggest whales. They hunt for food in herds called hunt for food in herds called pods. They are in all of the pods. They are in all of the worlds oceans from the poles worlds oceans from the poles to the tropics. They are to the tropics. They are usually gentle in captivity, and usually gentle in captivity, and there is no record that a killer there is no record that a killer whale has caused a human whale has caused a human death. It is the largest death. It is the largest member of the dolphin family. member of the dolphin family. A male can grow to over thirty A male can grow to over thirty feet and weigh nine tons. That feet and weigh nine tons. That is a little about the orca whale.is a little about the orca whale.

Orca WhalesOrca WhalesBy Brian A.By Brian A. This is a killer whale also This is a killer whale also

known as Orca. Orcas are known as Orca. Orcas are black with white spots. The black with white spots. The best known toothed whale is best known toothed whale is an Orca. Orcas are found in all an Orca. Orcas are found in all of the world's oceans.of the world's oceans.

A male Orca can grow to A male Orca can grow to over thirty ft. and weigh over thirty ft. and weigh ninety tons. Orcas eat squid, ninety tons. Orcas eat squid, fish, penguins, as well as fish, penguins, as well as seals, sea lions, and other seals, sea lions, and other mammals, including the mammals, including the largest Whales in the ocean. largest Whales in the ocean. They have never caused a They have never caused a human death.human death.

Killer WhaleKiller WhaleBy MichaelBy Michael

The whale in my picture The whale in my picture is an Orca or Killer whale.is an Orca or Killer whale. Male Orcas can grow over Male Orcas can grow over thirty feet and weigh nine thirty feet and weigh nine tons!tons! Orcas are the largest of Orcas are the largest of the dolphin family.the dolphin family. Orcas are Orcas are the best known whale the best known whale because they perform at because they perform at marine parks.marine parks. Orcas are Orcas are found from the poles to the found from the poles to the tropics.tropics. They hunt for food in They hunt for food in herds called pods.herds called pods. Orcas eat Orcas eat fish, squid, penguins, seals, fish, squid, penguins, seals, sea lions, and other sea sea lions, and other sea mammals including the mammals including the largest whales.largest whales. Orcas are Orcas are very gentle and have never very gentle and have never caused a human death. caused a human death. Those are some facts about Those are some facts about Orcas.Orcas.

Fin WhaleFin WhaleBy MathiasBy Mathias

The whale that is in my The whale that is in my picture is a fin whale. The picture is a fin whale. The fin whale has a pointed fin whale has a pointed head, a streamlined body head, a streamlined body and thin flukes. Those things and thin flukes. Those things make it a fast swimmer. make it a fast swimmer. These are the second These are the second largest whales next to the largest whales next to the blue whale. They have long blue whale. They have long grooves on there throat that grooves on there throat that allow there throat to expand allow there throat to expand while feeding. Whales with while feeding. Whales with these grooves are called these grooves are called rorquals from the Norwegian rorquals from the Norwegian word for groove or furrow. word for groove or furrow. Fin whales usually work in Fin whales usually work in pairs to round up and eat pairs to round up and eat schools of fish. They can schools of fish. They can reach seventy to ninety feet reach seventy to ninety feet and weigh eighty tons. That and weigh eighty tons. That is a little about fin whales.is a little about fin whales.

Right WhaleRight WhaleBy Brian S.By Brian S.

This is a Right whale. This is a Right whale. They were once very common They were once very common in the North Atlantic Ocean. in the North Atlantic Ocean. It was given its name by early It was given its name by early whalers who said they were whalers who said they were the right whale to catch the right whale to catch because they swam slowly, because they swam slowly, had lots of blubber and had lots of blubber and baleen, and they floated baleen, and they floated when dead. Sense so many when dead. Sense so many were killed they are know were killed they are know quite rare. Each whale has quite rare. Each whale has his or her own pattern of his or her own pattern of strange bumps along its head strange bumps along its head called callosities. Scientists called callosities. Scientists sometimes identify them by sometimes identify them by their pattern of callosities. their pattern of callosities. They can be more than fifty They can be more than fifty feet and weigh more than feet and weigh more than seventy tons.seventy tons.

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