Whale Reports
While studying oceans and ocean animals, students in Mrs. Burns’ second grade class researched and wrote a report about a whale.
The Blue Whale
By Evie
The Blue Whale is very interesting. The Blue Whale is a baleen whale. The average weight is 120 tons and 80 feet long. The Blue Whale is a blue-gray color. It is found in all oceans. It can move up to 30 MPH! It eats plankton and krill. The adult Blue Whale does not have any enemies, but the young Blue Whales do. The Orca sometimes kills the young ones. The females are larger than males. The Blue Whale was and still is the loudest animal on Earth. It is and was also the biggest. The Blue Whale is very interesting.
Gray Whale
By Lauren Moehle
Can you imagine a whale forty-five to fifty feet long and weighing thirty-six tons that eats tiny plankton and krill? Well, if you can, this is the name of the whale: the Gray Whale. The Gray Whale is gray with white spots. Gray Whales can be found in the North Pacific Ocean. The Gray Whale is a carnivore. The Gray Whale is a baleen whale. The Gray Whale goes 2 to 6 m.p.h. and can go up to 10 to 11 m.p.h. It only has one enemy and that is the Killer Whale. These creatures can breach. The Gray Whale can live to be fifty to sixty years old. Gray Whales are strange and interesting.
Pilot Whale
By Marquise
Did you know that a Pilot Whale eats squid and octopus? A Pilot Whale’s weight is 2-3 tons. Guess what I just heard? A Pilot Whale is all black to coal gray. I heard that a Pilot Whale’s length is 16-20 feet. It eats cuttlefish, herring and other small fish. It can do spyhopping and lobtailing. It lives in warm waters. They’re often found in tropical waters throughout the world. Now you know all about Pilot Whales.
Humpback Whale
By Haley Patton
The Humpback is a very interesting baleen whale. It weighs up to 30-40 tons His length is 52 feet. His color range is white to gray to black to mottled. He eats fish and microscopic plankton. It is the most common one to see jumping He usually does spyhopping with its tail on the water. It can go 3-9 m.p.h., which is pretty slow. He’s a good singer. He lives in the North Pacific and North Atlantic in the Southern Hemisphere. That’s why I think the Humpback is interesting.
Right Whale
By Madison
I will tell you about the Right Whale. It is a baleen whale. Its weight is 120,000 pounds and it is 50 feet long. It is found in both hemispheres in cold water. It is black and gray. This Whale has two blowholes. It has large fins. Did you want to know about what it eats? Well, it eats plankton and crustaceans. Its speed is 5 m.p.h. His enemy is humans. Do you know why I wanted to tell you about the Right Whale? I like the Right Whale. Do you?
Beluga Whale
By Kaitlyn
Guess what? The Beluga Whale is a toothed whale and it eats squid and worms. The adults are white and the babies are black. The Beluga has a melon-shaped head. Their enemies are the Orca Whale and polar bears. They swim 2-6 m.p.h. and they weigh 3,300 pounds. They are 15 feet long. They are found in the Arctic Ocean. Now you know why I said quess what?
Bowhead Whale
By Sydney
Bowhead Whales are cool. They have baleen instead of teeth. Isn’t that cool? It can also dive for almost an hour. Isn’t that long? Well, I thought it was. Anyway, one of the things it eats is plankton. It even has 2 blowholes. It is found in cold water. It is black with white spots. It is 50-110 tons. It has a big head and a tongue. Isn’t that cool? Well, it is to me. The enemies are people that are fishermen. They get caught in the nets. That’s bad! Well, I hope you had fun! Bye!
The Pygmy Sperm Whale
By Chloe
Guess what I am going to tell you about? The Pygmy Sperm Whale! Did you know that the Pygmy Sperm Whale eats small, cuttlefish and squid? It is very slow. Its enemies are Japanese people because it gets caught in gill nets. Its weight is 695 to 800 pounds. Its size is 8 to 11 feet. Its color is dark gray to bluish-gray. It is found in tropical and temperate waters in the South Atlantic and the Indian Ocean. It has no teeth. It has baleen. It is fun to learn about whales.
Pygmy Sperm Whale
By Kayla
Have you ever heard of a Pygmy Sperm Whale? Well if you haven’t you’ll be learning a lot today! A Pygmy Sperm Whale is dark bluish gray above and pinkish white below. You can find them in tropical, temperate waters like the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean. The Pygmy Sperm Whale has baleen and not teeth. They eat small fish, deep-sea shrimp, cuttlefish, and squid. Both the female and male Pygmy Sperms weight is 695 to 800 pounds and 8 to 11 feet. The Pygmy Sperm Whale has no top row of teeth. The Pygmy Sperm is a slow swimmer. Did you know they have enemies? They are the Japanese people because they get caught in gill nets. That’s why I think they’re so amazing.
Minke Whale
By Nick M.
Minke Whales are amazing. Did you know that Minke Whales are baleen whales? Their color is dark gray. Their length is 30 feet. Their weight is 6-7.5 tons. Minkes like other baleen whales. Minke Whales eat fish and krill. Their speed is 18-21 m.p.h. They are found world wide except in polar seas. They arch their back before diving. Their enemy is Killer Whales. That is why I like Minke Whales.
Bottlenose Dolphin
By Daniel
Bottlenose Dolphins are amazing creatures. They have teeth, not baleen. They live in the Atlantic Ocean. They weigh more than 1,000 pounds. Its length is 12 feet. His color is dark blue-gray to brown-gray. It can jump up to 20 feet. His speed is 22 m.p.h. He has tricky body movements like riding in the front a ship. It eats fish and squid. Its enemies are the Bull Shark, Dusky Shark, and Tiger Shark. That’s why I think Bottlenose Dolphins are amazing.
Humpback Whale
By Joseph
Do you like to sing? If you do, then you will like the Humpback Whale. The Humpback Whale is a baleen whale and it eats plankton. It has enemies, the Killer Whale. It can do good tricks like flips. It also sticks only its head out of the water and puts it back in. It is a wonderful singer. It weighs about 430 tons and is 52 feet long. It lives in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. It is white, black, gray, and mottled. It swims 3 to 9 m.p.h. Are Humpback Whales cool? I think so!
Pilot Whale
By Kyle
Did you know that a Pilot Whale is one of the toothed whales? It eats octopus, squid and cuttlefish. It can do spyhopping and lobtailing. Its color is gray and black. It goes 5 miles per hour. It has a beak shaped mouth. Its weight is 2-3 tons. It lives throughout the world. That is why the Pilot Whale is cool.
Sperm Whale
By Sadie
A Sperm Whale is amazing. A Sperm Whale’s weight is 40-50 tons. Also, a sperm whale eats fish, giant squid, and octopus. A Sperm Whale can eat a ton of food each day. A Sperm Whale is found in many open oceans, both tropical and cool waters. They live at the surface of the ocean. A Sperm Whale can swim up to 27 m.p.h. Also, a Sperm Whale likes to float on top of the surface. Also, Moby Dick came from a book. Even the Sperm Whales color is black. Also, a Sperm Whale has one trick. It is lobtailing. They swing their tail around and then slap it on the surface. It makes a very loud sound. Now don’t you think Sperm Whales are amazing?
Beluga Whale
By Erin
I am going to tell you about a toothed whale called a Beluga. A grown Beluga is white and a baby Beluga is black. It is found in the Arctic. Its speed is 2-6 miles per hour. The weight is 3,300 pounds and his length is 15 feet. He has a melon shape on his head. He can live to be 25-30 years old. It eats squid and worms. It can dive and hold its breath for 3-15 minutes. It swims in pods. It has enemies, too. They are polar bears and Killer Whales. That is why I like Beluga Whales!
Sperm Whale
By Eli
Do you want to hear about a special kind of whale? Sperm Whales can be found in many open oceans, both in tropical and cool waters. They weigh 50 tons and their length is 60 feet long. They have the largest brain. The Sperm whale can live over 70 years. It is the deepest diving whale. The sperm whale likes to eat octopus, giant squid, and fish. Whales are black but can come in different colors. Did you like learning about the Sperm Whale?
Bowhead Whale
By John
I think Bowhead Whales are interesting because they can be found on the Arctic surface. They can grow up to 50-60 feet. The Bowhead Whale has 2 blowholes. The Bowhead Whale doesn’t have teeth. It has baleen. It has a bow shaped head. It eats tiny crustaceans, plankton, krill, pteropods and copepods. Its speed is 2-12 m.p.h. Its color is black with a white spot on the lower snout. That is why I think Bowhead Whales are interesting.
Blue Whale
By Mariah
Blue Whales are cool. Normally Blue Whales are blue gray. Blue Whales are found in all oceans. The Blue Whale is the largest animal that ever lived on Earth. It is also the loudest animal on Earth. Blue Whales eat plankton, krill, and also crustaceans. The Blue Whale's speed is 3-20 m.p.h. The Blue Whale's weight is 120 tons. The Blue Whale's length is 80 feet long. That is why I think the Blue Whale is cool.
Killer Whale
By Nick R.
This is the whale I am doing: the Killer Whale. The Killer Whale eats fish, seals, and sharks. The color of the whale is black and white. His speed is 30 m.p.h. It lives in every ocean. They swim together and that’s called a pod. Killer Whales are called Orca. The whale’s enemy is human beings. It comes up and it comes back down and makes a big splash.
Orca
By Briana
Picture this –a whale that is toothed, has a blowhole, and eats Belugas, fish, seal, squid and penguin. It is an Orca! They are cool, too! They are mostly black with white patches. They are found in every ocean. Their length is 27-33 feet long. It weighs 8,000-12,000 pounds. The Orca whale can breach! Breaching is when a whale brings whole body up into the air, then splash back into the water! The Orca and other whales are mammals. So that means they have to come up to the surface to breathe. Orcas are friendly and playful. Human beings are their only enemy. But they are nice to us. Orcas are a lot fun!
Bottlenose Dolphin
By Drew
The Bottlenose dolphin is an interesting mammal. It can weigh up to 1,400 pounds and grow up to 12 feet long. The Bottlenose dolphin is dark blue, gray or brown on top and off white or gray on bottom. They are found in inshore waters, Continental shelf, and on the coast. They eat fish and squid. Their enemies are Dusky Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Bull Shark, Orcas, and fishing net. Their tricks are jumping, diving, and bow riding. An interesting fact about the Bottlenose dolphin is they live in small pods with up to 12 dolphin. Sometimes pods group together and form bigger pods. That is why I think the bottlenose dolphin is interesting.
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