Whales can be divided into two big groups:

  • Baleen whales
  • Toothed whales

Whale families



Toothed whales

They have teeth and one blowhole.
            Killer whale (orca)
            Beluga
            Narwhals
            Sperm
            Beaked whales
            Dolphins

 

 

 

 

It is not the size of a whale what determines which whale is in each family.

It is the way they eat their food!

Baleen whales

They are larger than toothed whales.

They don’t have any teeth and have two blowholes.


            Blue Whale
Humpback
            Gray
            Bowhead
            Mink
            Right