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Mrs. Burns' Class

Narwhal Whale

I am studying the Narwhal. It weighs 1.8 tons and its length is 16 feet. Its color is blue and gray with white blotches. It is found in the Arctic seas. It has teeth and it can eat fish, squid, shrimp and other marine animals. Females and males are very vocal and they can make clicks, squawks and whistles.

By Aubry

The Sperm whale eats fish, giant squid, and octopus. Their enemies are men. They can swim 3 to 9 mph. They can weigh 40 to 50 tons. The Sperm whale can get up to 60 feet long. They are found in many open oceans and in tropical and cool waters. They have dark gray to black skin. The Sperm whale has a life expectancy of over 70 years. They stick their tail out of the water and into the air and swing it around and then slap it on the water’s surface. This is called lobtailing. That is why I think Sperm whales are amazing.

By Brendan

Killer whales are cool. It eats fish, squids, turtles, octopus, sharks, whales, seals and birds. It can swim 30 mph. It can be found in all seas. It’s black and white. It’s a toothed whale and is 33 feet long and weighs 12,000 pounds. That is why it is cool.

By Jeremiah

Beluga whales are amazing. They are white. They live in the Arctic and sub-arctic waters. They eat worms, crustaceans, octopus, fish, and squid. Their enemies are polar bears and killer whales. They can dive 66 feet to hunt. They can dive for 3-15 minutes. They can go 1.5 miles during a dive. They can dive 1,300-2,100 feet. They can swallow food whole. They are toothed whales. They have 34 teeth. They only use their teeth to tear and grab their food. They weigh 3,300 pounds. They are 15 feet long. That’s why I think beluga whales are amazing.

By Clare

The fin whale is cool. It eats krill, euphausiids and schooling fish. Its speed is 23mph. Its weight is 50-70 tons. Its length is 78-88 feet. Its color is gray to brownish-black. It is found worldwide. The fin whale is amazing.

By Tyler

The Humpback whale is cool. Humpback whales weigh30-50 tons. Their length is 52 feet. They live warm, shallow waters. Their color is white, gray, and black. They eat small fish and plankton. Their enemies are men. They have two blowholes. They live in pods. That’s why I think they are cool.

By Aaron

The fin whale is cool. The fin whale lives in all oceans. It eats fish and shrimp. It can go very fast, up to 23 mph. It has a cool color skin that is light gray. It’s very long. It is 78 to 88 feet. It has enemies. The enemy is man. That’s why I think fin whales are cool.

By Marquis

Sperm whales are amazing. A sperm whale’s weight is 40-50 tons and the length is 50-60 feet. Its color is black and gray. Its enemies are people. It eats giant squid, octopus, and fish. It goes 21-27 mph. Sperm whales also stick their tail out of the water into the air, swing it around, and then slap it on the water’s surface. That’s why they are so amazing.

By Jihad

The Humpback whale is cool. It has 2 blowholes. It eats plankton and small fish. Men kill it. Its color is white to gray to black. The length is 52 feet. Its weight is 50 tons. Its speed is 1.2 to 16.5 mph. It is found in warm shallow waters. Humpback whales can dive for up to 30 minutes. That’s why I think that the Humpback whale is cool.

By Zach

I think the Right Whale is so cool. It can weigh up to 120,000 pounds and can be 36-59 feet long. Its color is black and dark gray with white and brown patches. It eats plankton and krill. It can breathe air through 2 blowholes. It is found in temperate cool seas. That is why the Right Whale is so cool.

By Sharelle

I think Blue Whales are cool. They eat krill, small fish and zooplanton. They have 2(two) blowholes. They have baleen. They are blue gray. Their speed is 3-30mph.They are 94feetlong.They weigh120-150 tons. They are found worldwide. Their enemies are man and kìller whales. That’s why I think they are cool.

By Nate

I like the Gray whale. Gray whales live in the Arctic Ocean by northwest Alaska. The Gray whale eats long shrimp, mollusks, amphipods, copepods, plankton and krill. The Gray whale has a

layer of blubber (fat) . The Gray whale’s length is 45-50 feet and it weighs 63 tons.

By Kollin

The Sei whale is amazing. The Sei whale weighs 30 tons. The length is 52 feet. The Sei whale’s speed is 50 kilometers. The Sei whale is found in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, and the Indian Ocean. It can eat tiny crustaceans, small fish, plankton, and krill. Their enemy is man. So that’s why the Sei whale amazing.

By Hamzah

Bowhead whales are interesting. Whalers hunted them. They eat plankton and crustaceans like krill. They have two blowholes. They are 50-60 feet long. They weigh 80-110 tons. They are found in Arctic waters. They are black and white. Their speed is 2-7mph, but can go up to 10-12 mph. That’s why I think Bowhead whales are interesting.

By Samantha

Minke whales are cute! Minke whales eat plankton, krill, small fish, schools of sardines, anchovies, cod, herring and capelin. They have a white band on each flipper, and it is very dark gray. Minke whales have baleen instead of teeth. They have 2 blowholes! They are the smallest baleen whale. They weigh 6-7.5 tons. They are 25-30 feet long. That’s why I think Minke whales are cute.

By Gracie

Minke whales are cool. Mink’s are gray. They are about 25-30 feet long. They are found in polar seas. They weigh about 6-7 tons. They swim 3-16 mph. They eat plankton, krill, and small fish. Its enemies are men. They have 2 blowholes. I think Minkes are great.

By Ro’shae

The Beluga whales are popular. Beluga whales eat octopus, crustacean, fish and squid. The Beluga is white. It is found in Arctic and Antarctic waters. The weight is 3,300 pounds. The length is 15 feet. They swim about 2-6 mph. Beluga whales are very social.

By Jermainiauna

The Blue whale is really in interesting. The size of the Blue whale is about 80 feet long. The color of the Blue whale is gray and blue. The Blue whale is a very fast swimmer and can swim about 24 to 30 m.p.h. They eat tiny crustaceans, plankton, and small fish from the water.

By Aubrey

Sei Whales are very cool. They eat plankton, shrimp, krill, pteropods, copepods and small fish. They are 39 to 52 feet long and weigh 20 to 30 tons. They are dark gray. They can be found in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, South Iceland, Venezuelan coast and Cuba. They also have two blowholes! This is why I think the Sei Whale is very cool

By Anna

Orcas are fabulous. They can do tricks like tail slaps, diving and breaching. Their enemies are people. They are the largest members of the dolphin family and they can be in pods of 6-40 whales. They can swim 30 mph fast. They eat fish, squid and sharks. You can find them in tropical waters, and they’re black with white patches. They can be 27-33 feet long and weigh 400 pounds. That’s why I think Orca’s are fabulous.

By Dakota

The Bowhead whales are interesting. They are found in Arctic waters. Black, white, blue, and gray are the colors of the whales. They swim 2-7 mph. They eat copepods. They can dive and migrate. They are 50-60 feet long. They weigh 80-110 tons. They have two blowholes.

By Abbie

The Narwal whale is cool. The Narwal whale has a cylindrical body. Its 16 feet long and weighs 2 tons. It lives in the Arctic seas and it is bluish-gray. It eats fish and shrimp. Its enemies are men and polar bears. It dives and its noisy. It has a big tooth that sticks out. The longest it can ever live is 50 years.

By Jordan

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