Wallwisher+Answers

Wallwisher Answers
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Riddle
Are whales a kind of fish? //No, humpback whales are mammals. They have several characteristics that make them mammals - breathe air with lungs, give birth to live babies, and produce milk for babies.//

Griffth
How do whales know when it is time to migrate? //Scientists don't know for sure. There are several hypotheses for why they migrate when they do - climate changes, water temperature, salinity, or need for food. When humpback whales migrate north, they usually leave in a certain order (1st - pregnant females, 2nd - juveniles, 3rd - adult males and females, 4th - mother with calves).//

Sarah
Are humpback whales the biggest in the ocean? //No. The largest whale in the ocean is the blue whale. It can get as big as 100 feet (length of football field) and weigh over 100 tons.//

Marty and Evan
How much do humpback whales weigh? //They can weigh from 24 - 50 tons.//

Alex
What do they do? //They do similar things that other mammals do...eat, play, sleep, breath.//

Sydney and Mattison
What do they eat? //Humpback whales eat krill, which is a small shrimp-like creature. They also eat small fish.//

Jason
How many types of whales are there? //There are about 80 different types of whales and dolphins.//

Mason
Can they go on dry land? //No. They are too heavy to go on dry land. Plus, they don't have legs or feet that would support them.//

Branson
How big are they? //Humpback whales can grow up to 45 - 50 feet.//

Natalie
How much do they eat? //They can eat up to 1 - 1.5 tons of food per day.//

Tiffany
Do they have belly buttons? //Yes//.

Valerie
Do they jump backwards? //Yes, they can "breach" or jump into the air backwards.//

Matthew
How old can they live? //Scientists don't know for sure, but some estimate that whales can live up to 80 years.//

AllisonF
Do they bite? //No//.

AllisonS
Do they eat sunfish? //No//.

Zach
How do they drink? //Whales can take in some water when they are eating. Plus, baby whales drink milk when they are young.//