Related pages: Vertebrates
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| Cetacean Society International Home Page | |
| The World-Wide Web Virtual Library. Whale-Watching Web | |
| Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the Cetacea Order | Behavior; echo location; stranding. From U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
| WhaleNet Educational Resources | Great site. Aquariums, earth science, bibliographies, marine animals |
| Adoption Program. Killer Whales | Killer whale adoption program, British Columbia |
| Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series | Includes information on Beluga Whale, Blue Whale, Bowhead Whale, Gray Whale, Humpback Whale, and other marine animals. |
| Allied Whale Page | Photos; Resources; Strandings |
| BIOSIS - Classification Mammals | Guide to the Animal Kingdom. |
| BIOSIS Resource Guide - Mammalia - Cetacea | Many links related to whales |
| California Gray Whale Tutorial | From San Luis Obispo County Schools |
| Hawaii's Marine Wildlife: Whales, Dolphins, Turtles & Seals | An online course of study from Hawaii State Department of Education |
| Jaap's Marine Mammals Page | Info on the many different types of whales, including pictures. Follow links to text. |
| Marine Mammal Center | Brief introduction to marine mammals; marine mammal classification; resources for teachers; marine science careers. Site has "pop-ups" |
| National Marine Fisheries Service | See their "Endangered Species" list and "Marine Mammals" pages |
| National Geographic | Use the "Search" function to locate hundreds of articles |
| The Marine Mammal Center | The Center cares for injured animals, provides public information services; use Whales page. |
| National Museum of Natural History. Life in the Ancient Seas Page | Shows Cenozoic ancestor of today's whales. |
| Shamu TV. Focus on Whales | Information on whales for students, from SeaWorld. |
| Sea World / Busch Gardens Animal Information Database | |
| Smithsonian Journeys - The Tail of a Whale | Join Steve King for a whale-watching odyssey; includes whale watching tips |
| University of Michigan. Animal Diversity Web. Mammalia | More technical information See Subclass Eutheria, Order Cetacea for information on whales. |
| Whale Center of New England | Adopt a Whale, whale sightings, photos, featured whale, whale facts |
| WhaleNet | From Wheelock & Simmons Colleges. Available in Spanish, also. Has teacher packets for teaching about whales and participating in WhaleNet. |
| Whales on the Net | Photo gallery, information, news, whaling history, more; advertising |
| Whale Songs | Educational center about whales |
| Whale Watching Web | From Finland. Much information about whales. |
| What about Whales? An Interactive Exhibit | Gray Whales, Orcas, Whale Watch, Keiko; from Oregon Coast Aquarium |
| Vancouver Aquarium. AquaFacts. Gray Whales | Frequently asked questions (FAQs), includes Beluga Whales, Career as a Whale Biologist or Researcher, Gray Whales, Whales in Aquariums as well as other marine life. Visit their main page, click on "webcam" for Vancouver Aquarium Beluga Whale Webcam |
| Wildlife Conservation Society |
| ThinkQuest. The Majesty of Whales | Space down. For kids and teens |
| Enchanted Learning. Zoom Whales | What is a whale?; whale information; simple whale printouts; extreme whales; whale myths; whale evolution |
| Mammals | Includes blue whale, bowhead whale, fin whale, grey whale, humpback whale, killer whale (orca), sei whale, sperm whale, white whale, from Canadian Museum of Nature |
| KidsPlanet. Get the Facts | Blue Whale, Gray Whale, Killer Whale, Bottlenose Whale, Humpback Whale, dolphins. Visit Kids'Planet for games, other wildlife information |
| WhaleTimes SeaBed. Whales, sharks, penguins, dophins and more | A whale dictionary, read about whales, deep sea adventure |
| whales & dolphins & kids | Factsheets on orca, Minke whale and pilot whale; from Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust |
| Virtual Wildlife | Basic information on whales from WWF Global Network |
| Secrets of the Ocean Realm: Sea Dwellers | Blue whales, grey whales, Southern right whale, humpback whale, sperm whales. Brief introductions from PBS |
| Cetacea: Whale Species | From Cetacea.org |
| Beaked Whales | Andrews', Arnoux's, Baird's others; from WhaleTimes |
| Beluga Whale | From Smithsonian |
| Beluga Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Blue Whale | For kids, from Enchanted Learning |
| Bowhead Whale | Alaskan endangered species list; from Alaskan Dept. of Fish and Game |
| Bowhead Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Bryde's Whale | Extensive information; from Whale Songs |
| Bryde's Whale | Extensive information from IFAW Charitable Trust |
| Bryde's Whale | Appearance, feeding, behavior, reproduction, picture from Center for Dolphin Studies |
| Fin Whale | Fact sheet from American Cetacean Society |
| Fin Whale | Facts, picture from CRESLI's |
| Fin Whale | General information from University of Michigan Museum of Zoology |
| Gray Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Gray Whale | Facts from ACE Cetacean Fact Sheets |
| Gray Whale | Facts from WhaleTimes |
| Humpback Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Orca, Killer Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Minke Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Narwhal | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Pygmy Right Whale | Facts from WhaleTimes |
| Right Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
| Sperm Whale | For kids from Enchanted Learning |
Bibliography
ISLMC Juvenile Whales
Books
Elementary
bibliography. Whales
Teaching
Resources Bibliography
Smithsonian.
Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whaling Reading ListsNOAA's Resource
Guide for Teachers of Marine Science
Lesson Plans
WhaleNet
Educational Resources
Internet Public Library Orca
Search
Allied WhaleNet.
Curriculum Resources
Whales : A Thematic
Web Unit
Whale Center of New
England Store
New
Research Method May Ease Whale Killing
Right
Whale Population May Be on Rebound
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