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Migration Update: February 16, 2011 |
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Whales
are still arriving daily in Mexico but northbound sightings have
begun. Our
slideshow explores just how big these whales are. And
is
that a whale valentine in our Image of the Week? Learn why a gray's
blow is heart-shaped and explore a tagged whale's travels.
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Image
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Slideshow: How Big is a Gray Whale? | |||
What if your eyeball were the size of a baseball? What if your tongue weighed more than 1,000 pounds? You might be a gray whale! How big are gray whales? Imagine ten large elephants lined up in your school hallway. Imagine a full-size school bus parked in front of your school building. Could a whale be that big? See for yourself in this week's slideshow. You'll soon understand and appreciate the size of these gentle giants! |
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Tracking the Migration: Using Daily Data | |||
1. View the latest daily migration data. 2. Record, graph and analyze the data. (See instructions.) 3. Explore
This Week's Questions.
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Newsmaker: A Tagged Whale's Travels | |||
"Flex" is the name scientists gave a special whale they tagged for tracking last October on his feeding grounds in Russia. Satellite data show that he's traveled from Russia to the West Coast! But what is this whale doing on the migration route of the eastern Pacific gray whales? See more about the journey of Flex, a gray whale from the OTHER herd: the endangered western Pacific gray whales. Where is he going? Why is his story so remarkable? You may want to write in your journal. Story: |
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Links: Gray Whale Resources to Explore! | |||
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More
Gray Whale Lessons and
Teaching Ideas! |
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The Next Gray Whale Migration Update Will Be Posted on March 2, 2011.
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