KidZone Animals
Whale Facts

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Welcome to the KidZone Whale Facts section!

This section provides an easy-to-read overview of whales, perfect for kids. You'll find general information about whales, including their behaviors, diets, and different species. If you're interested in more detailed scientific information, there are additional sections that cover topics like whale anatomy, adaptations, and their role in the marine ecosystem and Whale Activities with lots of printables to help reinforce the lesson.

• General

  this is the easiest section to digest and the most fun for kids to read. It gives a great overview of whales and can be supplemented (if you like) by the additional more complex, sciency sections that follow.

• Dolphins and Porpoise and Whales, Oh My!

  Who's who and which is which?

• Science

  Explore the science of whales! Learn about baleen and toothed whales, their unique features, and amazing adaptations as marine mammals.

• Behaviour

• Teeth

• Dinner

• Sleep

• Offspring

• Sea Shanty about the whaling industry: The Wellerman

Whale Types

• Odontocenti (Toothed whales)

  • Sperm whale
  • Beluga whale
  • Narwhal

• Mysticeti (Baleen whales)

  • Blue whale
  • Grey whale
  • Humpback whale
  • Right whale

• Dolphin family that people call whales:

  • Orca
• Whale Activities with lots of printables to help reinforce the lesson.

• References

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