1. Whales Order Cetacea: (from the Latin word cetus meaning sea monster)

2. Whales are Mammals Live birth Warm-blooded Breathe air Have hair (very little, why?)

3. Two suborders of whales Toothed Whales (Odontoceti) – Dolphins, porpoises, killer whales, pilot whales, sperm whales Baleen Whales (Mysticeti) – Right, Blue, Gray, Fin, Humpback, and Minke Whales http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrmritter/2684355198/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/twinsis/2500638119/

4. Baleen Whales Feed in Two Different Ways Humpback whales gulp and strain – Gray whales excavate by gulping and straining sediment Right Whales skim, filter and lick http://www.flickr.com/photos/9052612@N08/672510822/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/masseea/4541027130/

5. Adaptations of Whales Streamlined bodies Reduced hair Tail adapted as fluke Fused bones in the front “hands” make great flippers for swimming Layer of blubber for insulation and energy reservoir

6. How are whales different from sharks? http://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/229828080_166b9c3f50.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/stjenna/2792732261/

7. Staying Warm Copyright Leif Rasmuson BLUBBER

8. Beluga http://www.flickr.com/photos/gandalf_grey/199275774/

9. Orca http://www.flickr.com/photos/dgovoni/2079011332/

10. Blue Whale http://www.flickr.com/photos/38504374@N02/3595598504/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/38504374@N02/3594017307/in/photostream/

11. Humpback Whale http://www.flickr.com/photos/38504374@N02/3591063943/

12. What do whales eat? http://www.flickr.com/photos/76798465@N00/4170258894/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrisonearl/4710812328/ http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3325/3347049488_28d9c60c4b http://www.flickr.com/photos/stompy/11300916/

13. Skeleton http://www.flickr.com/photos/museumwales/2764499783/

14. Whale Skull http://www.flickr.com/photos/freedryk/86199297/