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Whales In A Group Are Called Pods
Wednesday, 02 December 2009 08:26 | Written by Henry Adams
All whales especially the Baleen migrates ever year and this is done as a group. These creatures head off from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding grounds. When these mammals migrate in groups the group is known as a pod.
All whales especially the Baleen migrates ever year and this is done as a group. These creatures head off from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding grounds. When these mammals migrate in groups the group is known as a pod.
The Baleen is a little more independent as this species will migrate on its own and they form small pods as well when migrating. These mammals are well known for forming very strong bonds among the pod especially a calf and mother. Some of these mammals travel in large groups and form a strong bond making them effective hunters and the toothed species form these pods. The young claves are also looked after and protected by the group.
The whale gives birth to live young unlike most fish which lay eggs. The females like land mammals have mammary glands from which the calves suckle. These creatures breed in warm waters which are seasonal and the females usually have a single calf every one to three years. The female carries her young for nine months and some carry for eighteen months this varies from species to species.
The minute a calf is born it is able to swim and the mother takes care of the calf for around a year continuously feeding them with milk and the mother is also very protective over her calf. These mammals have a very unique communication system which is called whale song and can be heard for kilometres under the water.
The humpbacks song can last for up to thirty minutes and a low frequency song is produced by the Baleen. Clicks and whistles are used by the toothed species and the also use this for the purpose of echolocation. The clicking is thought to be used for attracting a mate and could also be a territorial click as well and they use the clicking in order to locate prey.
Whales have defence mechanisms whereby the toothed species use their teeth to kill their prey as well as protect themselves. Most of the toothed species hunt cooperatively by catching and killing large prey such as the orcas are capable of killing a young blue whale and humpbacks use a method known as bubble net feeding which allows them to catch large amounts of small fish during a feeding.
by HenryAdams
All whales especially the Baleen migrates ever year and this is done as a group. These creatures head off from their cold feeding grounds to warmer breeding grounds. When these mammals migrate in groups the group is known as a pod.
The Baleen is a little more independent as this species will migrate on its own and they form small pods as well when migrating. These mammals are well known for forming very strong bonds among the pod especially a calf and mother. Some of these mammals travel in large groups and form a strong bond making them effective hunters and the toothed species form these pods. The young claves are also looked after and protected by the group.
The whale gives birth to live young unlike most fish which lay eggs. The females like land mammals have mammary glands from which the calves suckle. These creatures breed in warm waters which are seasonal and the females usually have a single calf every one to three years. The female carries her young for nine months and some carry for eighteen months this varies from species to species.
The minute a calf is born it is able to swim and the mother takes care of the calf for around a year continuously feeding them with milk and the mother is also very protective over her calf. These mammals have a very unique communication system which is called whale song and can be heard for kilometres under the water.
The humpbacks song can last for up to thirty minutes and a low frequency song is produced by the Baleen. Clicks and whistles are used by the toothed species and the also use this for the purpose of echolocation. The clicking is thought to be used for attracting a mate and could also be a territorial click as well and they use the clicking in order to locate prey.
Whales have defence mechanisms whereby the toothed species use their teeth to kill their prey as well as protect themselves. Most of the toothed species hunt cooperatively by catching and killing large prey such as the orcas are capable of killing a young blue whale and humpbacks use a method known as bubble net feeding which allows them to catch large amounts of small fish during a feeding.
About the Author:
For nearly fifty years Henry Adams, who stays on the East Coast of America, has been studying whales and obtaining facts about whales.