ACROSS

1. The scientific term for all whales, dolphins and porpoises

2. Baleen is made of a protein substance called           ?          

3. These whales are identified by bumps of skin in top of their heads called callosites and the fact that they lack a dorsal fin (2 words)

4. when a whale jumps out of the water it is called a           ?          

5. The largest member of the dolphin family (Hint: Keiko is one!!!)

6. Whales             ?             from summer feeding areas to winter breeding areas every year.

7. Whales breathe through two           ?             located on the top of their heads.

8.            ?           whales were called the " greyhounds of the sea" by the old whalers because they can swim up to 30 mph.

9. Baby whales are called           ?          

DOWN

1. Odontocetes are whales with           ?          

2. This whale has the longest flippers, or pectoral fins of any of the whale species.

3. Whales swim in the           ?          

4. Humpback whales are identified by black and white patterns on the underside of the           ?          

5. This small baleen whale has a very pointed snout and white "mittens" on its flippers.

6. When whales are curious and poke the tip of their head above the surface of the water to get a better "look" it is called           ?          

7. This whale is the largest whale (and the largest animal!) on earth.

8. Moby Dick was a           ?            (2 words)

9. The fin on the back of whales is called a           ?           fin.

10. Mysticete whales have           ?           plates in their mouths instead of teeth.

11. Another word for a whale's tail.

HUMPBACK
FIN
KERATIN
DORSAL
CETACEANS
TAIL
CALVES
MIGRATE
ORCA
BALEEN
BREACH
MINKE
SPYHOP
TEETH
OCEAN
FLUKES
BLOWHOLES
SPERM WHALES
RIGHT WHALES
BLUE