Marine Mammal Monday: What's a Marine Mammal Anyway?
Ages: 10-14 years old
- Behavior
- Species conservation
- Climate change
- Natural history
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a marine mammal? Or how they got to be how so amazing? Could a new marine mammal happen again? Watch this recorded program to explore these questions and learn more about what a marine mammal is, highlight some of their amazing adaptations, and talk about marine wolves!
species conservation
climate change
natural history
Middle school
10 years
11 years
12 years
13 years
14 years
Related Resources
{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Blue whale\/blue-whale-aerial-shutterstock.jpg","alt":"Blue whale","title":"Marine Mammal Monday: Creatures of the Deep","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/publications\/marine-mammal-monday-creatures-of-the-deep","label":"Online Learning Resource"}
{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Other species\/orca-jumping-shutterstock.jpg","alt":"Orca leaping","title":"Marine Mammal Monday: Top Predators","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/publications\/marine-mammal-monday-top-predators","label":"Online Learning Resource"}
{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Humpback whale\/humpback-whale-bridge-photo-c-siri-baxter.jpg","alt":"Humpback whale under the Golden Gate Bridge","title":"Marine Mammal Monday: Marine Mammals of San Francisco Bay","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/publications\/marine-mammal-monday-marine-mammals-of-san-francisco-bay","label":"Online Learning Resource"}
{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Bottlenose dolphin\/dolphin-sunset-shutterstock.jpg","alt":"Bottlenose dolphin","title":"Marine Mammal Monday: Marine Mammal Superheroes","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/publications\/marine-mammal-monday-marine-mammal-superheroes","label":"Online Learning Resource"}
Related News
{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Hawaiian monk seal\/cropped-images\/hms-wild-photo-1-c-noaa-pifsc-hmsrp-35-0-1270-992-1759760452.jpg","alt":"A Hawaiian monk seal rests on its side on a sandy beach.","title":"Where Do Hawaiian Monk Seals Live? And Other \u2018\u012alio Holo I Ka Uaua Trivia","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/where-do-hawaiian-monk-seals-live-and-other-ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua-trivia","label":"News Update","date":"2025-10-06 00:00:00"}
News Update
Where Do Hawaiian Monk Seals Live? And Other ‘Īlio Holo I Ka Uaua Trivia
October 6, 2025
Read More{"image":"\/Animals\/Patients\/Elephant seals\/cropped-images\/es-hoffman47927-photo-by-bill-hunnewell-c-the-marine-mammal-center-124-0-1270-992-1748384535.jpg","alt":"An An elephant seal\u2019s face with long black whiskers and wide eyes emerges from the water. ","title":"Adaptations of the Deep: Seal Whiskers and Eyes","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/adaptations-of-the-deep-seal-whiskers-and-eyes","label":"Patient Update","date":"2025-05-28 02:00:00"}
{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Humpback whale\/cropped-images\/humpback-whale-sea-lions-photo-c-bill-hunnewell-102-0-1270-992-1743014972.jpg","alt":"A California sea lion jumps out of the ocean next to a humpback whale showing its tail and another whale showing its back.","title":"What is the Loudest Animal on Earth? And Other Animal Trivia","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/what-is-the-loudest-animal-on-earth-and-other-animal-trivia","label":"News Update","date":"2025-03-26 07:00:00"}
{"image":"\/Animals\/Wild\/Guadalupe fur seal\/cropped-images\/gfs-wild-photo-by-marc-webber-193-0-1270-992-1739906952.jpg","alt":"A Guadalupe fur seal floats in the water with its flippers raised. ","title":"Your Visual Guide to Sea Lion and Seal Behavior","link_url":"https:\/\/www.marinemammalcenter.org\/news\/your-visual-guide-to-sea-lion-and-seal-behavior","label":"News Update","date":"2025-02-18 02:00:00"}
