Name: ______Date: ______
Marine Science Mr. Micciche
Aim: How does the Beluga differ from most other whales?
Do Now: MOOD – Beluga Whales
HW: Why is it advantageous to live in an estuary?
Beluga Whale
-During the extreme winters when all waters are frozen over, these whales must hang out
in ______, holes in the surface, in order to breathe.
-Beluga whales can hold their breath for around _____ minutes.
-One predator these whales should beware of are ______.
-When the ice melts, these whales migrate out to sea in order to find their favorite food
known as ______.
*Males can dive ______meters while females can dive ______meters. Why?
______
-Beluga whales gather in the thousands in Estuaries:
______.
-The young swim on their mother’s back in order to make breathing easier.
-Beluga whales have something in common with Walruses: ______.
-Beluga whales are also thought to be very ______with each other.
-This species of whales lacks ______, which most others have.
Bowhead Whales
-This is the only whale to ______.
-It has the largest mouth, yet eats small crustaceans known as ______.
*What structure do you think this whale has that allows it to filter krill from the water?
______
-They bulk up in the ______, and burn fat in the ______.
Minki Whales
-This species is the most abundant in the ______.
-It is the ______of the baleen whales.
Humpback Whales
-In ______months, a humpback whale can get enough ______to be just fine for the rest
of the year.
-Migrates to cold waters to find and eat ______and then to warm waters to
______.
-The humpback whale can eat ______krill in one gulp. It consumes
about ______in 24 hours.
Krill
-Perhaps one of the most important species to marine life.
-Krill live ______. The eat by scraping ______
of off ice.
-They revert back to ______age in order to ______.
-As ice melts, it releases ______with ______on it, so they
gather these and eat them as well.