Beluga Whales
by Hannah

          Beluga Whales belong to the group known as odontocetes (toothed whales), its name from the Russian word for white.  When the beluga whales are born they are blue-gray in color.  They measure about 5 feet long and weigh about 90 to 130 pounds.  They turn white between the ages of 5 to 6.  Adult males are 11 to 15 feet.  The females are 12 feet long.  The males weigh about 1,000 to 2,000 pounds.  They have 40 teeth. They are born in May-July.  Beluga Whales are also called the “canaries of the sea” because of their loud shrill squeaks, and chirps.  They move long distances during migration.  Some move over 1500 miles.  They eat clams, smelt, salmon, flatfishes, squid, octopus, herring, sculpins, and more.  Beluga Whales travel in schools.

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Orca Whales
by Hannah

Orca is another word for killer whale.  They are the largest member of the group of marine mammals know as dolphins (family Delphinidea).  Adult Orca Whales grow to about 27 feet in length.  They can weigh up to 10 ton.  Orca Whaled are black with white patches.  They eat other whales, fishes, birds, seals, sea lions, and squid.  They make high pitches so they can find their prey.  This happens because the high-pitch bounces off their prey and tells the killer whale where the prey is.
 

Source
Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series
www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/FISH.GAME/notebook/notehome.htm
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