Keywords
The following list of words will be helpful as you read for your project.
BALEEN PLATES - plates fringed with bristles that some whales have instead of teeth, they are good for straining sea water to get food such as krill out of it
BODY RESERVES - fat stored in the body for when there is no food
BLUBBER - thick layers of fat under the skin
CARRION - dead bodies of animals
CRECHE - a group of penguin chicks that stay on land while the adult birds find food
CRUSTACEANS - sea creatures, such as prawns, crabs and lobsters, whose bodies are covered with shells
DORSAL FIN - fin that sticks up from the spine of a sea creature
HAREM - group of female animals guarded over by a single male
HARPOONS - the big spear used by whale hunters to kill whales
INCUBATION - keeping eggs warm (usually by sitting on them) until they hatch
PROTECTED - animals that are not allowed to be fished or hunted
SCAVENGERS - animals that live off dead animals and scraps of food
BALEEN PLATES - plates fringed with bristles that some whales have instead of teeth, they are good for straining sea water to get food such as krill out of it
BODY RESERVES - fat stored in the body for when there is no food
BLUBBER - thick layers of fat under the skin
CARRION - dead bodies of animals
CRECHE - a group of penguin chicks that stay on land while the adult birds find food
CRUSTACEANS - sea creatures, such as prawns, crabs and lobsters, whose bodies are covered with shells
DORSAL FIN - fin that sticks up from the spine of a sea creature
HAREM - group of female animals guarded over by a single male
HARPOONS - the big spear used by whale hunters to kill whales
INCUBATION - keeping eggs warm (usually by sitting on them) until they hatch
PROTECTED - animals that are not allowed to be fished or hunted
SCAVENGERS - animals that live off dead animals and scraps of food