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=**Whales off the Starboard Bow**= Welcome to the [|Hawaiin Islands], the home of 2nd pod of whales. The whales have been breaching, lob-tailing, and skyhopping all day. Not sure what that means? Explore the following resources to learn all about the behavior of whales.

=**Humpback Whales' Behavior Characteristics**= Humpback whales are known for their leaping, splashing, and tail slapping activities. They are also known for their whale songs. Scientists study the humpback's swimming and vocalizing behavior to learn more about the whale? Explore the following resources so you too can learn more about the whales' behavior.



[|National Marine Mammal Laboratory] Explore this site to learn about different whale behaviors such as breaching, spy-hopping, and fluke waving.

[|Enchanted Learning - Humpback Whales] More information to explore. Read the sections, SOCIAL GROUPS and DIVING, BREACHING, SKYHOPPING, AND LOBTAILING to learn more about the whales' behavior in the ocean.

Whale Song
Humpback whales are known for their singing.

[|Humpback Whale Behavior] Learn about whale song as you explore this website.

[|Listen to humpback whales sing] National Geographic - Scroll down the page to click on the link to humpback whale songs

[|Interactive Activity - Whale Songs] Click on the link and listen to the sounds that four different whales make. Can you match the sounds to the whale? Do all the whales sound as if they singing?

After you have matched the different whales with their unique sounds, you can try and and match the sounds the whales make to their osciliscope pattern. An osciliscope is a machine that scientists use to turn sound into a picture. An osciliscope takes something like sound and turns it into a picture. Up and down represent [|amplitude], and left to right represent time.

Learning Activity:
When you are finished exploring the above resources, you are ready to complete the second page of your Whale Journal. Write down some of the interesting information that you have learned about the behavioral characteristics of humpback whales on the second page of your journal. You will find some helpful visual aids on the powerpoint slide to help you get started.