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This elegant painting of a whale
breaching shows a quiet, yet ominous mood on the ocean. |
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Another elegant painting of a whale breaching
the coastal waters at sunset exemplifies the mystery of
the whale migration. |
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While many whales prefer sucking down krill,
a squid or two has been known to pass into their big,
black bellies. |
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Whales and dolphins do not sleep like we
do, but they rest on the surface of the sea or catnap
for a few moments while they are swimming. |
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The blue whale is the largest living animal.
The record appears to be at least 110 feet long and a
weight of 209 tons. |
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Baleen whales have a long upper jaw, narrow
and arched or wide and flat, with baleen plates for sieving
food from the water, flatness of the head above eyes and
double blowhole. |
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Sperm whales mostly eat squid, sometimes
octopus, salmon, rockfish, and some skates. Sperm whales
are also known to eat giant squid. |
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The humpback whale has reputation as the
most athletic and playful whale. Also, male humpback whales
sing the longest and most complex songs in the animal
kingdom. |
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A baleen whale feeds by taking in large
mouthfuls of water and then filtering out all the fish
or krill ready to swallow. |
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Orcas are marine mammals: they are warm
blooded, air breathing, and bear their young alive. |
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Orcas or Killer Whales, are, in fact, the
largest member of the dolphin family. |
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The most persistent sightings of orcas have
been near the continental shelves off Japan, the North
American Pacific Northwest, Iceland, Norway, Scotland
and Antarctica. |
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Orcas are one of the toothed whales (Odontoceti),
as are other dolphins and porpoises, pilot whales and
sperm whales. |
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The humpback whale breaches more frequently
than other baleen whales. |
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The orca is sometimes called the "wolf
of the sea" because its behavior is similar to that
of wolves. |
