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Do you think you can tell the difference between the sounds dolphins and whales make? These fun activities will test your ability to distinguish marine mammal songs, help you find out how much kelp may be hiding in your house, teach you about storm water pollution, and allow you to track sharks along the coast!
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Listen to these marine mammal vocalizations and guess whether the call is from a whale, porpoise, or dolphin. Match the songs in the left column (click on the sound to hear it) with the correct marine
mammal in the right column. See how many you and your friends can get correct! You can get the answer here.
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photo copyright Sophie Riina |
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A. False Killer Whale |
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photo copyright Kate Cummings |
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B. Humpback Whale |
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photo copyright Tim Stenton |
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C. Common Dolphin |
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photo copyright Tory Kallman |
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D. White-sided Dolphin |
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photo copyright Nora Borghildur Kristjansdottir |
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E. White-beaked Dolphin |
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photo copyright Errol Putigna |
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F. Pilot Whale |
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This fun brochure from the Surfrider Foundation contains puzzles, word searches, and ocean scenes for you to color and bring to life. See what you can learn about the ocean and marine protected areas!
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Try this cool word search about Elkhorn Slough!
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Become a detective with this fun activity and find the kelp hiding in your home!
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Come learn with Sammy Steelhead and his friends as they teach you about storm water pollution in these fun coloring and activity books! Morro Bay National Estuary Program
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Are there sharks in your neighborhood? TOPP, or Tagging of Pacific Predators, tags large marine animals such as sharks, whales, dolphins, birds, and sea turtles to see where they are in the ocean. Some of these animals are known to travel great distances across the ocean and some are homebodies, staying close to where they were tagged. Click below to view real-time tracking data and find out if there are any sharks hanging out in your neighborhood! More fun activities are avaliable at the TOPP website. |
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MPA Kids Brochure
Elkhorn Slough Word Search
Be a Kelp Sleuth!
Sammy Steelhead