Whale Facts Quiz

Study Notes

Whales are marine mammals that are found in all of the world's oceans.
Whales are able to hold their breath for a long period of time and use oxygen more efficiently than most other mammals.
Whales produce waste water and ear wax which accumulates with age.
Moby-Dick is a fictional story based on a real event.
Baleen whales have a plate in their mouth that helps them filter food from the water. Toothed whales have teeth that they use to eat food.
Whales have a blowhole on the top of their head that they use to breathe air.
Whales breathe air into their lungs through the blowhole.
Whales don't sleep the way other mammals do.
When whales sleep, they either rest quietly or swim sluggishly beside another whale.
Whale milk is thick like toothpaste and can travel through water without breaking up.
Bowhead whales are the longest-living mammals.
Whales in the wild have a long life span, but can be shortened when they're in captivity.
Humpback whales used to hold the title of longest-migrating mammals, but in 2015, a female gray whale was reported to have travelled around 14,000 miles for a return trip from Russia to Mexico, breaking the record.
Cuvier's beaked whales are astounding deep divers.
Humpback whales sing complex songs.
Whales use sound to communicate and locate food.
Some whales are migratory, while others are not.
Some whales use sounds to communicate with other whales, while others use them to locate food.