Aquatic Mammal Groups
This group includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
Cetaceans
This large tail fin helps whales swim.
Fluke
These whales have teeth.
odontoceti
This structure on top of a whale’s head is used for breathing.
blowhole
This whale is the largest animal on Earth.
blue whale
This group includes manatees and dugongs.
Sirenia
This fatty organ in the forehead helps with echolocation.
Melon
These whales filter feed using plates.
mysticeti (baleen whales)
This adaptation allows whales to avoid “the bends.”
collapsible lungs
The whale is known as the "sea canary"
beluga whale
This group is known as “flipper-footed” mammals
Pinnipeds
This behavior is when a whale jumps out of the water.
Breaching
This type of whale includes humpback and blue whales.
baleen whales
This slows during dives to conserve oxygen.
Heart Rate
This animal is called the “wolf of the sea.”
orca (killer whale)
These are the three major aquatic mammal groups.
What are cetaceans, sirenia, and pinnipeds
This behavior involves lifting the head above water to observe surroundings.
Spy hopping
This type of whale uses echolocation to hunt.
toothed whales
This adaptation helps direct oxygen to vital organs.
Narrowing of blood vessels
This animal has a long spiral tusk used for sensing the environment.
narwhal
This aquatic mammal group includes seals, sea lions, and walruses.
Pinnipeds
This oil-filled organ helps whales with sound and buoyancy.
Spermaceti Organ
Baleen is made of this material.
Keratin
This ability helps cetaceans locate prey using sound.
echolocation
This mammal lays eggs and lives in Australia.
platypus