glossary

Glossary:

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Blowhole: An opening or one of a pair of openings for breathing, located on the top of the head of cetaceans, such as whales and dolphins.

Blubber: a layer of fat under the skin of sea animals

Calve: the plural of calf. A calf is the baby of a seal elephant or whale.

Echolocation: the process of using sounds and echoes to locate objects

Estuaries: the mouth of a river where its current meets the sea and is affected by the tides.

Fascinating- To hold interest or attraction for.

Fluke: a part of a whale's tail

Inhabit: to live in or on.

Migrate: to move from one place to another.

Pod: a group animals.

Polyps- having a cylindrical body and an oral opening usually surrounded by tentacles.

Predators- An Organism that lives by preying on other organisms.

Suction cups-A cupped-shaped device designed to adhere to a flat surface by means of suction found on the underside of the octopi tentacles.