Marine Madness Major: Beluga Whale by Jaylah Davis https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i en-us 2024-04-03 13:06:37 UTC 2024-04-04 12:08:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Taxonomic classification davisjaylah2006 https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i/wish/2941792951 Domain: Eukaryote 

Kingdom: Animalia 

Phylum: Chordate 

Class: Mammalia 

Order: Cetacea 
Family: Monodontiade 

Genus, Species: Delphinapterus leucas 

]]> 2024-04-03 13:08:48 UTC https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i/wish/2941792951 Beluga Whale davisjaylah2006 https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i/wish/2941793414 I like to call them "Buga Whales" :)

]]> 2024-04-03 13:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i/wish/2941793414 The Narwhal davisjaylah2006 https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i/wish/2941799370 The Narwhal is the Beluga Whale closest relative.

They are known as the "Unicorn of the Sea".

The narwhal is the only other species in the Monodontiade family.

Like the Beluga Whale they also have no dorsal fin.


]]> 2024-04-03 13:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i/wish/2941799370 Beluga Whale, I am your Father davisjaylah2006 https://padlet.com/davisjaylah2006/2d7n1zasj1bhra4i/wish/2941803826 Beluga Whales and Narwhals closest ancestors is the Denebola brachycephala from the late Miocene epoch (9–10 million years ago), and the Bohaskaia monodontoides, from the early Pliocene (3–5 million years ago). Despite being the artic whale's prehistoric ancestor, the Bohaskaia monodontoides enjoyed living in tropical, warm waters.  

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  • The genus name Delphinapterus means "dolphin without a fin." The species name leucas, means "white." 

  • These whales have a very flexible neck that enables it to nod and turn its head in all directions. 

  • Their speech consists of a diversified language of clicks, whistles, and clangs. 

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