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1. Be able to identify three of each of the following and know where each is found. Know at least one by scientific name from each group:
a. Toothed Whales
b. Baleen Whales
c. True Seals
d. Eared Seals
e. Dolphins/Porpoises
f. Walruses (one kind)
g. Sea Otter (one kind)
h. Manatees
2. Know and locate the story of how God used a whale in Bible times.
3. What is the largest mammal in the sea?
Largest is the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
4. Explain the following words:
a. Breaching
Breaching is when a whale leaps into the air and falls on their backs.
b. Echolocation
c. Spyhopping
Spyhopping is when a dolphin and whales are in a vertical stance so they can look at their surroundings above the water
