Thar She Blows!
Bristly plates that hang from a whale's mouth (toothed whales do not have these)
Baleen
Look like grey walruses with no tusks, gentle, live in warm, shallow, fresh water by themselves, eat vegetation, greet each other with a kiss
Manatees
Newly hatched frog or toad that live completely underwater and breathe through gills before developing into adults
Tadpoles
This type of turtle can be over 500 pounds and has body fat that is green because of all the vegetation they eat.
Green Sea Turtle
Intermediate stage that is separate from adult phase
Larval stage
Type of whale that can reach lengths of over 30 feet and are considered the most ferocious of all sea animals
Orca/Killer Whale
Baby seals
Pups
Group of cold-blooded animals which lay eggs, breathe with gills & lungs (at different stages in their lives) and have smooth or bumpy skin
Amphibians
Group of cold-blooded animals which lay eggs, breathe with lungs and have an outer covering of scales or thick, leathery plates
Reptiles
Occurs while the baby fish is growing inside the egg
Egg stage
When a whale faces downward in the water slapping the surface with its fluke
Lobtailing
Animals with no ear flaps (just ear holes), excellent swimmers and divers, both males and females grow tusks which they can use for protection as well as to haul themselves out of the water
Walruses
Attack the nervous system causing muscles, including those that help us breathe, to stop working (all sea snake venom is made of this)
Neurotoxins
Largest sea turtle. It has a unique leathery carapace and can swim in cold water
Leatherback Sea Turtle
The fins are fully developed and the fish can swim against currents
Juvenile stage
Protruding, rounded forehead that contains a structure used for echolocation (toothed whales have these)
Melon
Dog-like whiskered faces and barks, have external ears, move rear flippers so they can walk on all four limbs
Sea Lion
Hibernation-like state where the herp's body slows down so much that it hardly uses any energy during the winter - still awake but slow and sluggish
Brumation
Cold-blooded; gets body heat from its surroundings (sun, air, water, or ground)
Ectothermic
When a fish stops feeding from its yolk sac
Post-larval stage
Word that describes animals that give birth to live young
Viviparous
From a Latin word meaning "fin-footed," these animals have fins for hands, big bulky bodies, doggish faces and large eyes (the group includes seals, sea lions and walruses)
Pinnipeds
Substance that scutes are made of
Keratin
Names of both the upper & lower portion of a turtle's shell. Both are covered with scutes made of keratin.
Carapace (upper dome)
Plastron (lower portion)
A fully grown fish that is able to spawn and produce new fish
Adult phase