lesson 2: what makes a whale a whale?
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Lesson 2: What Makes
A Whale A Whale?
Lesson 2 What makes a whale a whale?
Whales are Mammals!
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Photo credit: R Francis-Floyd
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Lesson 2 What makes a whale a whale?
Let’s review…What Makes a Mammal a Mammal?
1. Warm-Blooded
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Photo credit Bill Hickey/ USFWSPhoto credit: S. Rump
Lesson 2 What makes a whale a whale?
2. Backbone (vertebrae)
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Photo credit: M. McGuire
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3. Air Breathing
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Lesson 2 What makes a whale a whale?
4. Have Hair
Photo credit: Robin Perrtree/ Savannah State University
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5. Give birth to live young (don’t lay eggs)
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Photo credit: Ruth Francis-Floyd
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6. Nurse young by producing milk
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What is a Marine Mammal?Mammals that live part of their life or all of their life in the ocean.
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Photo credit: NOAA
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Examples of Marine Mammals!
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Lesson 2 What makes a whale a whale?
There are 2 Types of WhalesToothed Whales, called
“ODONTOCETES”Baleen whales, called
“MYSTICETES”
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Lesson 2 What makes a whale a whale?
Toothed Whales(Odontocetes)
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Sperm Whales…The largest Odontocetes
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Some Odontocetes are Very Small
Hector’s DolphinA very small dolphin (about 5 ft)Found in New Zealand
Photo credit: Dr. Mridula Srinivasan/NOAA
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Dolphin Anatomy(bottlenose dolphin)
Eye
Melon
Blowhole
Flipper
Dorsal Fin
Fluke
Rostrum
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Other Special Features of Toothed Whales
Single blowhole
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Echolocation
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Dolphin vs. Porpoise
They live in different climates, and have different shaped rostrum, dorsal fin and teeth.
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Lesson 2 What makes a whale a whale?
Baleen Whales(Mysticetes)
Photo credit: Dave Weller/ NMFS Photo credit: NOAA
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Baleen Whales are the Largest Animals on Earth!Photo credit: NOAA Blue whales can reach
almost 100 ft. in length
Blue whales are larger than the largest dinosaur!
The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.
No Way!
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Whale Anatomy(Humpback Whale)
Eye
Blowholes
Flipper
Dorsal Fin
FlukeThroat Pleats
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Whale Anatomy(Right Whale)
Eye
Blowholes
Flipper
No dorsal fin(some whales have a small dorsal fin)
Fluke
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Baleen whales do NOT have TeethBaleen
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Mysticetes do NOT have Echolocation
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Mysticetes have TWO Blowholes!
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What Have You Learned?
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