Well-known whale, dolphin, and other marine mammal species matched with their habitat and one identifying feature each, one species per card.
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- What is the largest animal known to have ever existed on Earth?
- The blue whale
- What whale species is known for its long, complex songs used to communicate over great distances?
- The humpback whale
- What whale species, also called the orca, is actually the largest member of the dolphin family?
- The killer whale (orca)
- What whale species is known for having teeth instead of baleen, unlike most large whales?
- The sperm whale (and orcas, among toothed whales)
- What describes the comb-like plates some whales use to filter tiny prey like krill from seawater?
- Baleen
- What term describes whales that filter feed using baleen plates, including blue and humpback whales?
- Baleen whales
- What term describes whales that have teeth and hunt individual prey, including orcas, sperm whales, and dolphins?
- Toothed whales
- What whale species has the largest brain of any animal on Earth?
- The sperm whale
- What marine mammal species is known for its long, spiral tusk, earning it the nickname 'unicorn of the sea'?
- The narwhal
- What white-colored whale species lives in Arctic waters and is known for its rounded forehead called a melon?
- The beluga whale
- What describes the fatty tissue layer that helps whales and other marine mammals retain body heat in cold water?
- Blubber
- What describes the process by which whales must surface periodically to breathe air, since they are mammals?
- Breathing through a blowhole
- What term describes the behavior of a whale leaping out of the water and crashing back down?
- Breaching
- What dolphin species is among the most recognized due to its widespread appearance in aquariums and media?
- The bottlenose dolphin
- What marine mammal, found in rivers as well as oceans, includes species like the Amazon river dolphin?
- River dolphins