Did you know…

• There are over 20 species of whale in the world.
  
  
• Even though whales live in the ocean, they are actually mammals and need to breathe air to survive, unlike fish.
  
  
• Whales are found throughout the world's oceans.
  
  
• Whales are all members of the scientific order cetacea.
  
  
• Whale babies are born alive and are nursed by their mothers, just like human babies!Killer whales are actually not whales at all, they are part of the dolphin family.
  
  
• Whales have their own languages to communicate with each other. To hear some of the sounds and songs of the whales, visit these websites:

http://whales.greenpeace.org/kids/whales.html
http://dkd.net/whales/wsounds.html
http://www.whalesong.net/
http://neptune.atlantis-intl.com/dolphins/sounds.html