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Amazing Whales - Whale facts. Information, sounds and awesome pictures for whales enthusiasts. Put together for you at Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia - whale watching capital of the world.
HWDT - Whales - Informative site describing the two main whale groups: the baleen whales and the toothed whales. Lots of interesting facts!
J. J.'s Adventure: A Baby Gray Whale's Rescue and Release - J. J. the gray whale made lots of news in 1997. In January, she was found on the beach at the tender age of seven days old. Although very sick, she was rescued, cared for, and eventually released back to her home in the Pacific Ocean. Three schoolgirls loved the story so much they decided to make a Web page and enter the ThinkQuest Junior contest. Guess what? They won Best of Contest for 1998! View lots of great photos and learn how J. J. got her name at this terrific site.
Keiko Video Cam Images - View hundreds of pictures sent in during Keiko's stay in Newport. Here are the last of the best, and the archives have lots more. Remember, you can follow your favorite orca's progress at Keiko News Central.
Keiko's Korner - Ocean Futures - How are plans progressing for Keiko (the Free Willy whale) to be released, now that he's been swimming around in a bay pen off Iceland? Slowly, Keiko is trying to learn skills he will need if he is ever allowed to return to freedom. At this site you can check his progress, find out more about orcas, and soon--watch the Keiko cam.
Watery World of Whales! - Join us on a wonderful journey into the world of Cetaceans, those mysterious animals that spend their entire lives in water. Dive down to the greatest depths and discover the Blue whale, the Right whale, Sperm, Humpback, Sei, Gray, Bowhead, Fin, Minke, Orca, Dolphins and more. Pick your favourite whale or dolphin and find out what it is doing, what it looks like and where it lives.
Whale Songs - Follow in the footsteps of Saucon Valley School District (Pennsylvania) bioethics teacher Lance Leonhardt as he joins the crew of the sailing yacht Song of the Whale. Before his journey, he had his students research the island of Dominica, in the Azores of the Caribbean. They learned about the climate, landscape, wildlife, and especially the marine mammals of the vicinity. Their findings on each whale are here, as well as their teacher's journals, which describe encounters with many kinds of dolphins and whales during the two-week voyage. The detailed entries include rich multimedia resources, such as links to photos, audio files, and a handy glossary.
WhaleNet - Have you ever wanted to go on a whale watch? Big boats of whale seekers leave from port cities all over the world, every day, in search of sighting one or more of the big mammals. Well, you can go on a whale watch right here! There's a slide show where you will begin by climbing aboard the boat and heading out into the Atlantic Ocean, and you are guaranteed to see some whales. That's better than what some of the expensive trips promise. Net-mom knows some people who went out into the ocean in Maine hoping to see a lot of whales. All they saw were big waves. Then it got foggy and they couldn't even see their hands in front of their faces! We know you'll have a lot of fun on this trip and will want to return again with your classmates or your mom and dad. There's lots of great information about whales available at this site, too.
WhaleTimes SeaBed - Can you tell the difference between a shark and a whale? Many sharks have two dorsal fins; a whale has only one dorsal fin, if at all. Also, a shark's tail is vertical, and a whale's tail is horizontal. If you're fishing for fishy facts, you can ask Jake the Sea Dog, who will answer questions online. You can even help write an ocean story. Take a swim to this Web page and see for yourself.
Zoom Whales & Glossery - Whale glossary explains basic terms about whales, Cetaceans.
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