Do you know about marine animals? 🐋

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Podcast For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In this episode, we will explore the amazing world of Marine Mammals and their incredible superpowers! Marine Mammals are warm-blooded, breathe air with lungs, and even have a bit of hair at some point in their lives. They can do awesome things like dive super deep into the ocean. We will also answer listeners' questions! We'll talk about why narwhals have long, pointy horns, whether we can train fish like we train dogs, and if big whales ever get hiccups like we do (imagine how loud that would be!). If you have any feedback, don't hesitate to say hello. Though it sometimes takes a while, we answer all our emails. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂🔬 --- 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like investigated? Send us an email at hello@sleeptightscience.com and we may feature it in an upcoming show. 👉 First time listening to Sleep Tight Science? Please follow us or listen on Spotify. ❤️ We would love to hear from you, reach out to us via email. --- About Sleep Tight Science Sleep Tight Science is an engaging (but not too engaging) bedtime show for the whole family that answers the questions kids have about science. Each episode explores a fascinating topic in science and technology, from the mysteries of outer space to the wonders of the human body. Sleep Tight Science is the perfect bedtime companion for curious minds of all ages. Have an interesting science topic you would like featured? Send us an email at hello@sleeptightscience.com and we may feature it in an upcoming show.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Sleep Tight Science.
0:14.4	Did you know that the sperm whale can dive over 2,000 meters or 6,560 feet deep and hold its breath for up to 90 minutes?
0:27.9	What?
0:29.1	That's a long time to hold your breath.
0:31.5	Music Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleep Tight Science, a bedtime show that answers your questions about science.
0:59.0	In this episode, we will start talking about marine mammals, which are fascinating animals for all kinds of reasons,
1:04.0	one of which is their amazing range of sizes.
1:08.0	The blue whale is the largest animal known to have existed and can weigh as much as
1:15.6	200 tons or more. To put this in perspective, that's about the weight of 33 elephants. Other marine mammals, like sea otters,
1:30.0	weigh only up to about 40 kilograms or 90 pounds,
1:34.2	yet are equally adapted to marine life.
1:41.1	Marine mammals are air-breathing animals that live in the sea.
1:46.0	They include whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, walruses, sea otters, and manatees.
1:56.0	These animals depend on the sea for food.
2:00.0	They spend most or all of their lives in the sea.
2:04.6	In fact, of the sea is what the word marine means.
2:12.6	Just like animals on land, marine mammals are warm-blooded,
2:18.3	breathe air with lungs, and at some point in their lives, they have a bit of hair.
2:25.3	They also have babies that are born alive, not in eggs,
2:30.3	and the moms feed their babies with milk.
2:41.0	Scientists believe the ancestors of marine mammals once lived on land.
2:46.0	Over millions of years, the animals gradually changed. Their bodies became adapted to life in the sea.
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