Whales

=Whales=

__**What are Whales?**__
Whales are large, magnificent, intelligent, aquatic mammals. They breathe air through blowholes into lungs (unlike fish who breathe using gills). Whales have sleek, streamlined bodies that move easily through the water. They are the only mammals, other than manatees (sea cows), that live their entire lives in the water, and the only mammals that have adapted to life in the open oceans.

__**What do whales look like?**__
Whales have streamlined bodies and smooth skin. They also have two flippers, tail flukes and most types of whale have a dorsal fin on their back.

__**What do Whales Eat?**__
Whales eat a great mixture of things in the ocean. Many whales feed on fish. Others feed on tiny plankton, like krill. This is one of the great oddities in the animal world. The largest of all mammals survives by feeding on some of the smallest.