Whales
Is on top of their skull forcing sounds out.
A tooth whale has a melon which?
Emit/receive
A tooth whale is able to ____ sounds better?
They all have very few hairs.
All cetacea have the following characteristic?
Warm boolded
All marine mammles are?
Fur
All marine mammles have?
Sea otters, polar bears, sea lions, seals, and walruses.
Carnivora includes what type of animals?
Whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Cetacea includes what type of animals?
Year
Gray whales migrate every?
Whales without teeth.
Mysticeto are?
Whales with teeth.
Odontoceti are?
Marine mammals with massive webbed paws that make them excellent swimmers.
Polar bears are?
Marine mammals that inhabit kelp beds in coastal waters.
Sea otters are?
Manatees and dugongs.
Sirenia includes what type of animals?
Baleen Whales
Some of the longest migration known in the open ocean are those of?
Gray Whale in 1993
The only animal that has been taken of off the endangered species is the?
Because manatees swim near the coast.
Their have been lots of accidents with manatees that have been run over by boats. What is the reason?
Vocal cords
Tooth whales lack?
They use oxygen more effectively.
Whales can deep dive because?
Frictional drag
Whales do not swim fast so they have to reduce their?
To move their muscles even when they have low oxygen levels.
Whales have muscular adaptations for deep diving. That allows them?
Water to go in and out.
Whales have soft skin with holes at the bottom that allows?
Plates in their mouth instead of teeth.
What are baleen?
Killer whales, sperm whales, and blue whales
What is an example of a odontocetic?
Baleen whales
What is an example of mysticeto?
Using sound to determine the direction and distance of things.
What is echolocation?
In September
When does migration begin?
Because they swim near the coast.
Why are gray whales easy to track?
Because they have to surface for air.
Why are whales migration easy to track?
To avoid killer whales that eat young whales.
Why do whales migrate?
