Gray Whales!

Which statement is true?

• The Gray Whale got its gray mottled body color
• It was often called "devilfish" from whalers because of it's fierceness. 
• Scientific name is: Eschrichtius robustus
• All of the above

Why do gray whales have light patches and white spots on their bodies?

• They have pimples and need pimple cream. 
• They have barnacles and whale lice attached to them.
• They are birth marks.
• None of the above.

What is baleen & how does it work?

• Baleen is an small animal that helps the gray whale survive
• False teeth.
• Overlapping plates made of keratin that hangs from his mouth in place of teeth.  It's used to strain out water.
• None of the above

What happens when a whale breeches?

• The whale is playing with dolphins
• The whale jumps partially out of the water and lands in an angle.
• It's trying to play a joke on humans watching them from boats. 
• The whale is saying hi to the ninjas.

How long do they live?

• 10 years
• 1 year
• 5 months
• Over 40 years

Who are predators to gray whales?

• boats
• barnacles & whale lice
• sharks & humans
• litter 

Why are some whales in trouble?

• collision with ships & entanglement of fishing nets 
• pollution 
• noise in the ocean 
• all of the above

What is the Marine Mammal Protection Act?

• It's when the marine animals protect each other
• When the marine animals act like they care
• Government laws protecting endangered marine mammals 
• When ninjas save marine mammals

What is "whaling"?

• When 5th graders go on a boat to spy out whales.
• People who obsessed with whales
• People who illegally hunt whales
• All of the above