The exhibition is organized by species into eight galleries. You may use any of these photos for your printed school report, but you may not post them on a Web page nor use them commercially. Another fun click is David's collection of dolphin and whale vocalizations in MP3 format. Begin with All About Dolphins, where your host, research biologist Dan Odell, introduces the topic by answering some basic dolphin questions. Next try your hand at the Cetacean Relations Game.
Cetaceans are the order of marine mammals that includes all whales, dolphins and porpoises.
Don't forget to pack a virtual field notebook to record your sightings. This extensive whale and dolphin site from Nature Explorer is just one of ten volumes on animal topics that include Birds, Butterflies, Prehistoric Animals and the Natural History of Yellowstone. Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises From the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle, WA comes another great site for elementary and middle school reports. Start with an explanation of taxonomy, the scientific classification system started 1757 by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeaus and the pages devoted to cetaceans. You'll find this link near the bottom of the About Marine Mammals page.