Published by
the
Cabrillo Historical
Association
1962

Produced in cooperation
with the National
Park Service

Copyright© Cabrillo Historical Association
1962

Second Printing 1965
Third Printing 1967
Fourth Printing 1969

Contents

INTRODUCTION 1

TWO GENERAL MIGRATION ROUTES 2

WHALE WATERS—SUMMER AND WINTER 5

FEEDING—FILTER WHALES 6

EVOLUTION OF WHALES 10

Breathing Adaptations 10

Swimming Adaptations 11

WHALE TYPES 15

Porpoises and Dolphins 15

Squid Eaters 18

Filter Whales 18

SIGNIFICANCE OF BLUBBER 19

Heat Conservation 19

Buoyancy 20

Food Storage 20

SEXUAL MATURITY 21

LIFE SPAN 21

WHALE INTELLIGENCE 23

WHALE SENSES 23

Sight 23

Hearing 23

Smell 24

HABITS 24

ENEMIES 25

Killer Whales 25

Parasites 25

WHALE ABNORMALITIES 26

INADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHALES 26

CALIFORNIA GRAY WHALE 28

Evolutionary Place 28

Geographic Distribution 29

Shore Habits 30

Scientific Description 31

Reaction to Whaling 33

How Do They Sleep? 33

Migra

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