Whale Reports

Students in Mrs. Burns’ second grade class researched and wrote a report about a whale.

Sei Whale

By Guy

The Sei whale is an awesome baleen whale. They are the fastest whales. They have six names. They have two blow holes. They go 40 mph. They eat plankton and krill. They move by moving their tail up and down. They can get up to 39 to 52 feet long. Their color is dark gray. They weigh about 20 to 30 tons. They live in polar seas world wide. That why they’re so awesome.

Spotted Dolphin

By Sadie

I think the Spotted Dolphin is amazing. The Spotted Dolphin is actually apart of the whale family. It is eight feet long. The dolphin lives in tropical water. It has dark, small, gray spots. It eats fish and squid. Some of its enemies are the tiger shark and the dusky shark. I think they are cool.

Gray whales

By Ellie

Gray whales are awesome and they are baleen whales. The gray whale is 45 to 50 feet long and weighs 36 tons. It is gray with white spots usually. The gray whale is found in coastlines from Alaska to Mexico. Also, it can go 2 to 6 miles per hour. The gray whale eats long shrimp and krill. Its enemies are killer whales and large sharks. Gray whales jump partly out of the water falling back at an angle. That’s why I think gray whales are awesome.

The Spotted Dolphin

By Julia

I like the Spotted Dolphin. A Spotted Dolphin has teeth. A Spotted Dolphin eats fish, squid, and crustaceans. A Spotted Dolphin enemies are the tiger shark, bull shark, and dusky shark. A Spotted Dolphin is endangered. A Spotted Dolphin has white spots. It weighs 200 to 255 pounds. It is 8 feet long. It lives in Japanese waters. Do you like the Spotted Dolphin?

Killer Whale

By Jessica

The killer whale is a cool toothed whale. It goes 30 miles per hour. It is 20 to 33 feet long. It eats birds, sharks, squid, and turtles. He is black. He lives worldwide. It can dive down 100 feet. He has 40 to 42 teeth. That is why think the killer whale is cool.

Blue Whale

By Sabrina

The blue whale is awesome. It has baleen. They live in pods (groups). Blue whales can dive for up to an hour, going to a depth of 350 feet. Its enemy is the killer whale. It eats krill and plankton. It’s the biggest mammal in the world. Its speed is 3 to 20 miles per hour. It’s found in all oceans of the world. It weight is 150 tons. The blue whale’s length is 94 feet. Its skin color is blue-gray with white-gray spots. That’s why the blue whale is awesome!

Beluga Whale

By Jade

The beluga whale is fantastic! The beluga whale is a toothed whale. It has 34 teeth. It has a blunt head. It is 15 feet long and weighs 3,300 pounds. Its color is blue to brownish-red. It is found in Arctic waters. It can dive deep. Its enemies are orcas, polar bears, and they are threatened. Its diet is octopus, squid, fish, and worms. It can swim up to 26 miles per hour. That’s why I think the beluga whale is fantastic.

The Narwhal

By Jarod

The narwhal is very interesting. A narwhal weighs 1 ton. A male is 16 feet long, and a female is 13 feet long. The female is shorter because female narwals do not eat as much. If a female narwal eats as much it would be 16 feet, too. A baby narwhal is 5 feet long, so it is a little bit smaller than its mom and dad. Narwhals are blushing gray and the baby Narwhals color is brown. You can find narwals in icy water and the Arctic seas. A narwhal has only two teeth. Its horn is 7 feet long. During a narwhals first year, it grows a horn. The narwhal is really fast. It can also jump high. A narwhal eats fish, squid, shrimp, and other marine animals. That’s why I think the narwhal is interesting.

Bottlenose Dolphin

By Julann

I think a bottlenose Dolphin is cool. It weighs 1,400 pounds. It is 12 feet long. It is found worldwide. It has dark blue gray to brown gray skin. It can hold its breath several minutes. It can go very, very fast. They go in pods and there can be up to 12 in a pod. They have to breathe every two minutes. They can jump up to 20 feet. It eats fish and squid. Its enemies are sharks. That’s why I think there cool.

Sperm Whale

By David

The sperm whale is amazing, and here’s why. A sperm whale is a toothed whale. A sperm whale lives in a pod. A pod is a whole family. A sperm whale has a huge brain that weighs 20 pounds. It has the biggest brain of any animal. It also has the biggest head. It has one blow hole that is 20 inches long, and it’s on the left side of the huge whales. He has 4.12 inches thick blubber on him. They produce Ambergris a dark substance like cholesterol. It’s produced in the lower intestine. Sometimes the intestines have a squid’s beak in them. Squid is major food for sperm whales. The sperm whale is the largest toothed whale. The sperm whale’s heart weighs 277 pounds. Its head is 20 ft long and 10 ft high. It has no dorsal fin. That’s why sperm whales are amazing.

Fin Whale

By Claire

The fin whale is amazing. The fin whale is found in the Southern hemisphere, in the Northern Pacific Ocean, and the North Atlantic Ocean. It can be 59 to 72 feet long. It eats plankton. It is a baleen whale. It can go up to 23 miles per hour. It is the second largest animal on Earth. That’s why the fin whale is amazing.

Dall’s Porpoise

By Edward

A Dall’s Porpoise is fascinating. This animal is a white toothed whale. It eats fish and squid. Its weight is 400 pounds and it is 1.7 to 2.2 feet long. The Dall’s Porpoise can go up to 35 mph. It is fast. The body color is black and white. It has a gray dorsal fin. You can find them in the Northern Pacific Ocean. If a fishing net gets on an animal like this, it will drown and die. One of it body movements is a zig-zag. That is why I think a Dall`s Porpoise is fascinating

Sperm Whale

By Cyress

A sperm whale is really cool. It is a toothed whale. Did you know that a sperm whale’s brain weighs 20 pounds? Did you know that its heart weighs 227 pounds? Did you know that a male whale is bigger than a female? The male length is 60 feet long and the female’s length is 40 feet long? Did you know that a sperm whale’s weigh 50 tons? Did you know that their speed is 3-9 mph? Did you know that a sperm whale eats giant squid and fish? Did you know that a sperm whale sticks its tail up in the air and then slaps it on the surface? Did you know that a sperm whale lives in open oceans and cool waters? Did you know that a sperm whale is a dark gray and eventually turns black? That is why I think a sperm whale is cool.

Bottlenosed Dolphin

By Jamie

The bottlenosed dolphins are fantastic. They are found in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Florida and in the Atlantic Ocean near New Jersey and coasts all over the world. They are gray and blue. They can weigh up to 1,400 pounds. A bottlenosed dolphin’s length is usually12 feet long. They have a streamed lined body with a distinctive beak. They need to breath every 2 minutes, but can breath several minutes. They swim in a pack called pods. There are usually 12 in a pod. Sometimes they get trapped in fisherman’s fishing nets. They have blowholes. They look like a cloud of water. They are hunters of fish and squid. Their enemies are the orca whale and sharks. They swim at the surface. They have a tall, sickle shaped dorsal fin and slightly pointed flippers. That’s why the bottlenosed dolphin is FANTASTIC.

Sei Whale

By Ethan

A Sei whale is amazing! It eats plankton and fish. Its weight is 20-30 tons. Its length is 39 to 52 feet. It is dark gray and found in the North Atlantic Ocean. It goes 23 miles per hour. It gives birth to a calf every 2-3 years. It even has a blow hole. That’s why a Sei whale is amazing!

Blue Whale

By Brendan K.

This is why I think a Blue whale is amazing. Its size is 90 feet long and its weight is 1,000 pounds. The Blue whale makes the loudest noise. It is the biggest whale. Its speed is 3.20 mph. Its color is grey and blue. Its enemy is the orca. The Blue whale eats shrimp. The Blue whale is found in warm water. That’s why I think a Blue whale is amazing.

The Gray Whale

By Gabie

The Gray whale is gray with black spots. It lives in the Pacific Ocean. Its size is 45-50 feet. It weighs 36 tons. Its length is 13-15 feet. The Gray whale is a carnivore. It eats krill. It is afraid of sharks and Orcas. The Gray whale is a mammal. It has blubber that is 10 inches thick. The Gray whale is cool to learn about.

Beluga Whales

By Hailey

Beluga whales are beautiful creatures. This whale is 3,300 pounds. Its head is a small blunt head. A beluga is a toothed whale. Beluga whale means “white whale” in Russian. A beluga whale eats squid and octopus. Its enemies are polar bears and killer whales. Its speed is very slow. This kind of whale is found in artic waters. Beluga whales are 15 feet long. These whales live 25 to 30 years. Beluga whales are very cool.

Humpback Whales

By Tate

Humpbacks are amazing they weigh about 3,050 pounds. Their length is 52 feet. They are found in the Atlantic Ocean. Their enemies are sharks. They eat little tiny plankton and fish. A Humpback’s speed is 39 mph. Their color is white to gray to black to mottled. Humpbacks travel in large loose groups. They are not great divers. They are very, very good breachers. That’s why I think Humpbacks are amazing.

Orca Whale

By Brenden D.

The orca whale is fascinating. An orca whale is a toothed whale. An orca is 6 feet long. This whale goes 30 mph. Isn’t that fast? This whale has one blowhole. Isn’t that weird? Another fact is that the whales swim in a pod. There are normally 6 to 40 in a group. There are two tricks that I know the whale can do. They are the 360 degree spin and back flip. This mammal weighs up to 8,000 pounds. This fascinating creature is 27 to 33 feet long. This predator eats seals and young blue whales! This creature is black and white. The orca is cool.

Dall’s Porpoise

By Isaiah

The Dall’s Porpoise is amazing! The Dall’s Porpoise eats squid. The Dall’s Porpoise’s speed is 35 miles per hour. The Dall’s Porpoise is also called The Spray Porpoise. The Dall’s Porpoise is a toothed whale. The Dall’s Porpoise is the fastest of all small whales. The

Dall’s Porpoise’s enemy is people because the Dall’s Porpoise get’s STUCK In FISHING NETS! The Dall’s Porpoise is found in the Northern Pacific Ocean which is around Japan. The Dall’s Porpoise’s colors are black and white. The white is on its tummy. The Dall’s Porpoise’s length is about 5 to 7 feet. The Dall’s Porpoise weighs 400 pounds. The Dall’s Porpoise zigzags with great speed. That’s why I think the Dall’s Porpoise is amazing!

Narwhals

By Katherine

Narwhals are cool so you should read this. All Narwhals have two teeth in their upper jaw. One long tooth can grow to be 7 to 10 feet long. Narwhals can grow to be 16 feet long and weigh about 1.8 tons. Females are slightly smaller and are about 13 feet long and weigh about 1 ton. At birth Narwhals are about 5 feet and about 175 pounds. Narwhal means “corpse whale” in Old Norse. Their skin is blue and gray with white blotches (young Narwhals are brown). Narwhals have no dorsal fin and a round head and small mouth on their snout. Narwhals live in the icy waters of the Artic seas. They rarely stray far from ice. A Narwhal can dive from 7 to 20 minutes. Narwhals eat squid, shrimp and fish. Pods of 4 to 20 Narwhals have been observed. Some groups consist of boys and girls. Many pods may travel together forming very large groups. It is estimated that there are roughly 10,000 to 45,000 narwhals. That is why I think they are so cool.

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