Whale information

CONTENTS

Taxonomy	Of the order of Cetacea (Whales, dolphins and porpoises)
Lives of whales	Life histories of both Baleen and Sperm Whales
Small Cetaceans	Small cetaceans, including dolphins and porpoises
Status	A brief overview of the status of whales
Estimates	Current population estimates
Ecology	The relationship between whales and their environment
Sounds	Assorted whale acoustics

This section provides links to information on classification of species, life history, abundance estimates and some descriptions of individual whale species. The descriptions are brief summaries and are by no means comprehensive. A future aim is to provide more detailed ‘fact sheets’ on each species aimed as part of an educational resource for schools.