2006-07-20 16:10:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Whales are large, magnificent, intelligent, aquatic mammals. They breathe air through blowhole(s) into lungs (unlike fish who breathe using gills). Whales have sleek, streamlined bodies that move easily through the water. They are the only mammals, that live their entire lives in the water, and the only mammals that have adapted to life in the open oceans.
Like all mammals:
* Whales breathe air into lungs,
* Whales have hair (although they have a lot less than land
mammals, and have almost none as adults),
* Whales are warm-blooded (they maintain a high body
temperature),
* Whales have mammary glands with which they nourish their
young,
* Whales have a four-chambered heart.
2006-07-20 16:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by bitto luv 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Mammal ocean travelers that were an endanger especies at one time, but just recently the ban has been raisen and they have just started to be hunted again by whaler ships.
Sperm whales are the deepest divers.
Blue whales the largest, size of a 747 jetliner.
Jumpback whales.
They are the main ones and the ones being hunted again.
2006-07-21 16:38:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A whale is the largest mammal on earth and it lives in the sea.
Mammals are animals (like humans) who give birth to live young - as opposed to laying eggs and sitting on them. There are many different types of whales, Orcas, Grey whales etc. and they are often fished for their fat - called blubber. They inhabit most oceans of the world.
2006-07-20 23:19:54 · answer #3 · answered by vivi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ClassyChris,
A whale is
the largest mammal
on earth, as well as
an endangered species.
Every day it is less,
however, many of the
products we use daily
contain some whale fat.
or other.
They are simply breathtaking.
Hope this helps?
2006-07-20 23:42:45 · answer #4 · answered by vim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whales are the largest species of aquatic placental mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. They are the largest mammals, the largest vertebrates, and the largest known animals in the world.
2006-07-21 12:17:12 · answer #5 · answered by fieldworking 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a whale is a rich person who spends big time money in a casino all the time.
2006-07-21 01:49:58 · answer #6 · answered by da skoolar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a guy who buys a lot of lap dances at a strip club
2006-07-20 23:22:38 · answer #7 · answered by iberius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mammal , not a fish
2006-07-20 23:16:38 · answer #8 · answered by reallyblonde 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mamal
2006-07-20 23:13:32 · answer #9 · answered by why do you n 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My ex-wife.
2006-07-20 23:13:32 · answer #10 · answered by Bubsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋