Marine Mammals
Evening Program
Marine Mammals are among the most awe-inspiring animals on earth! From the colossal Blue Whale, at 110 feet long the largest animal known to have ever existed, to the bottlenose dolphin, with its high intelligence and complex social structures, to the playful California Sea Lion. These animals have always captured the imagination, probably in part because they are so similar to humans in so many ways, yet live in such a drastically different environment.
Students touch and examine a variety of bones, skulls and fur pelts and watch a video and slide presentation of the cetaceans and pinnipeds found off Catalina Island. Throughout these presentations, the instructor guides the students through discussions of Marine Mammal classification, anatomy and unique adaptive features as well as the many intriguing behaviors that Marine Mammals display.
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