Which is the largest of all sharks?
Whale Shark
A whale shark can weigh as much as 13 tons, which is the same as two African elephants.
What do you call a group of dolphins?
A pod
What kind of whale is the largest?
Blue Whale
The Blue whale is the largest living animal. It grows up to 93 feet long and weighs up to 180 tons.
Which character has short term memory loss?
Dory
True or False: Sharks can swim backwards.
False
What are female dolphins called?
Cow
True or False: Blue whales live and travel in large groups.
False
Blue whales most commonly live alone or with one other individual.
What kind of fish is Marlin and Nemo?
Clownfish
What are baby sharks called?
Pups
Sharks give birth to live pups. The pups are born ready to swim and eat.
What is a dolphin's tail fin called?
Fluke
What part of the whale does water spray out of?
Blowhole
How old was Crush the sea turtle?
150 years old
What are shark skeletons made of?
Cartilage
How many stomachs do most dolphins have?
2 stomachs
One allows them to store food while the other allows them to digest it. Dolphins that have only one stomach have multiple chambers in that stomach.
Besides humans, what is the only known natural enemy of the blue whale?
Orcas
How many white strips does Nemo have?
3
What unusual thing can the Bull Shark do?
Survive in freshwater
Bull sharks have developed special adaptations that keep salt in their bodies, enabling them to live in freshwater.
True or False: Orcas, or Killer Whales, are the biggest kind of dolphin.
True
What do Humpback whales feed on?
Krill (tiny shrimp)
What is the name of the dentist's niece?
Darla
What is the Hammerhead shark's favorite food?
Stingrays
Hammerhead sharks pin stingrays to the sea floor with their wide, flat heads.
What is the maximum amount of time a bottlenose dolphin can hold its breath?
20 minutes
Whales use _________ to find prey and locate obstacles in the water.
Echolocation
Echolocation is the process where a whale emits a series of clicks from its mouth or from organs in its head, the sound waves radiate out in the water. When the sound waves reach another animal or some obstacle, they bounce off and travel back to a whales ears, the whale calculates the time this takes to find the distance and direction of a target.
What was the name of Marlin's wife and Nemo's mother?
Coral