this is the dorsal fin of a ___

these dorsal fins belong to a ____

has the longer snout

A group of dolphins

The melon on a dolphin's head is used for

Dolphins and porpoise are fish

Dolphins and porpoise are mammals

has the longer life expectancy

type of whale

type of whale

type of whale

type of whale

type of whale

type of whale

type of whale

type of whale

type of whale with the largest brain

type of whale that frequently breaches, throwing 2/3 of its body out of the water

the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth

A dolphin's _____ fin is used for balance while the _____ fin is used for steering

wolf of the sea

largest of the toothed whales

They are very social family animals and can travel in pods of up to a hundred at a time.

Whales that can move their heads up, down and side to side because their neck vertebrae are not fused

A dolphin uses its _____ for thrust while the _____ is a large muscle system used for propelling it.

2 blowholes

1 blowhole

Before commercial whaling, 300,000 blue whales swam the oceans. Today less than __________ remain.

type of dolphin pictured

type of dolphin pictured

larger whales