Whales, Dolphins, and PorpoisesHere are all the facts on these gentle and intelligent marine creatures--where they live, what they eat, how they breathe, and how they give birth to and care for their young. |
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... krill ( page 63 ) . Whales have hundreds of furry , comblike strands hanging down from their upper jaws . These are called baleen plates or whalebones . The plates To chew or not to chew ? Most whales , dolphins , and porpoises do not ...
... krill ( page 63 ) . Whales have hundreds of furry , comblike strands hanging down from their upper jaws . These are called baleen plates or whalebones . The plates To chew or not to chew ? Most whales , dolphins , and porpoises do not ...
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... krill ( page 63 ) , which are swept into the whale's Upper jaw Krill mouth . The water itself flows straight through and out again , but all the animals are trapped inside by the baleen plates . Every so often , when the whale is ready ...
... krill ( page 63 ) , which are swept into the whale's Upper jaw Krill mouth . The water itself flows straight through and out again , but all the animals are trapped inside by the baleen plates . Every so often , when the whale is ready ...
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... krill ( page 63 ) as they can . There is very little to eat at their breeding grounds nearer the equator so , by the end of the summer , they have put on enough weight to be able to live mainly off their fat reserves for the rest of the ...
... krill ( page 63 ) as they can . There is very little to eat at their breeding grounds nearer the equator so , by the end of the summer , they have put on enough weight to be able to live mainly off their fat reserves for the rest of the ...
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acrobatic animals Arctic Baby blue whales baleen plates beaked whale beluga whales blowholes blue whale boats body born bottle-nosed dolphin bowhead breeding Burmeister's porpoise calf called cetaceans coast coastal waters Commerson's dolphin Common dolphin creatures Dall's porpoise dive dolphins and porpoises dorsal fin drown fastest feeding grounds female fin whale fish fishermen flippers giants Gray whales Harbor porpoise huge Hughie human baby humpback whales hunt Irrawaddy dolphin killed killer whales krill large whales leap length look male Minke months mother mouth narwhals Newfoundland nosed dolphins numbers ocean Peale's dolphins Pilot whales Polar bears prey River dolphin scars scientists sea lions shape shark skull sounds southern right whale species speed sperm whale spinner dolphin splash Spotted dolphin squid strange surface to breathe swimming teeth tiny tuna tusks upper jaw usually waves weigh whales and dolphins whales live whales sometimes Yangtze River