Whale Facts Whales are among the largest animals ever to live on the face of this earth.
Baleen whales have no teeth.
To catch their tiny prey, they have fringed sheets of horny material called baleen where their teeth should be. Humpback Whale Cetaceans make a variety of sounds, even though they don't have vocal cords like we do. These sounds are used for locating objects in the water and for finding food. Whales are mammals, just like us humans. This means that they are warm blooded, give birth to live young, and nurse their young on milk.