WWF safeguards hundreds of species around the world, but we focus special attention on our flagship species: giant pandas, tigers, endangered whales and dolphins, rhinos, elephants, marine turtles and great apes.
One of the reasons we find dolphins (and their cousins, whales and porpoises) so delightful is their playful behavior at the ocean's surface. Breaching, spy hopping, and spouting are just three of the many dolphin antics that scientists have named. More d
David Hoffman of Germany "just loves dolphins and whales and loves to take photos.
This site from the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle, WA is a terrific place to start for elementary and middle school reports.
Unlike whales and sea lions that rely on a layer of blubber to keep them warm in the icy North Pacific Ocean, the sea otter is protected by its thick fur. While we humans have between 20,000 to 100,000 hairs on our heads, the sea otter has from 600,000 to
"Save the Whales was founded in 1977 when Maris Sidenstecker was fourteen years old, and focuses on educating the public, especially children, about marine mammals and the fragile ocean environment.
"A giant among marine mammals, a male sperm whale weighs between forty and sixty tons.
