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1. Adult__________________ are the largest of all animals. They have no predators except man. 2. The _________________ eats tiny food that it sieves through its gills. It's a fish, not a whale. 3. Shortfin Pilot whales and ________________ are the fastest marine mammals, swimming up to 30 miles per hour.
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4. Many whales, especially baleen whales, _______________ over very long distances each year. They travel, sometimes in groups from cold-water feeding grounds to warmer breeding grounds. 5. Humphrey is a __________________ whale who got lost and traveled into a river instead of out to sea. 6. Baleen whales sing low-frequency songs; toothed whales emit whistles and clicks that they use for______________________.
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7. Some toothed whales travel in large, social groups called __________________. 8. Mother whales care for their young for an extended period of time, usually at least a year, feeding them ____________and protecting them. 9. Many whales are very acrobatic, even ________________ or jumping high out of the water and then slapping the water as they come back down. 10. Whales swim by moving their _____________ up and down.
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