What Can We Learn From A Whale’s Earwax? With Whale Expert Nikki Farmer - Episode 48

Nat Theo Nature Lessons Rooted in the Bible

Eryn Lynum

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.8 • 619 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Do whales clean their ears? And what might a scientist learn from a whale’s earwax? Whale expert Nikki Farmer joins us as we discover God’s amazing designs in whales.

Here’s our trail map:

What Is A Cetacean?
How Does A Whale’s Blowhole Work?
How Do Whales Communicate With Each Other?
What Can We Learn From A Whale’s Earwax?
What Are The Two Main Types Of Whales?
How Can We Filter What We Take Into Our Hearts And Minds?

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Get full lesson guides in the Nat Theo Club: https://erynlynum.com/club

Nikki Farmer’s Website: http://becausegodcalleditgood.com/

Christian Liberty Press Nature Reader 5: Ocean Book: https://www.christianbook.com/christian-liberty-press-nature-reader-book/9781629821719/pd/821724?event=ESRCG

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Order Eryn's book, Rooted in Wonder: Nurturing Your Family's Faith Through God's Creation: https://www.amazon.com/Rooted-Wonder-Nurturing-Familys-Creation/dp/0825447615

Scriptures Referenced in This Episode:

“But test everything. Keep what is good.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21 (NCV)

“Don’t live the way this world lives. Let your way of thinking be completely changed. Then you will be able to test what God wants for you. And you will agree that what he wants is right. His plan is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 (NiRV)

Terms Learned in This Episode:

Cetacean: A group of marine mammals including whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

Blowhhole: A hole (or two in some species) at the top of a whale’s head allowing it to breathe. It exhales air out of the blowhole.

Echolocation: A way God designed some animals to locate things by sound and echoes.

Odontocetes: Whales with teeth (toothed whales).

Mysticetes: Whales with baleen (baleen whales).

Baleen: Plates of bristle-like structures that allow baleen whales to filter their food and take in only what they need.

Mentioned in this episode:

Magnify: A Wild & Wonderful Summer Adventure by Nat Theo

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Have you downloaded the free coloring sheet for this lesson?
0:03.9	Click the link in our show notes to print and color along as you listen.
0:08.0	And join the Nat Theo Club at the link in our show notes to receive a full lesson and activity guide
0:13.5	and a bonus video of content every single week so you can dive deeper into every lesson.
0:20.0	Explore God's wild and wonderful world in the Nat Theo Club at Aaron Linum.com
0:25.2	slash club or at the link in our show notes.
0:31.4	Hello world.
0:32.7	Wake me up to another good good morning time to go.
0:38.7	Are you ready to explore God's wild and wonderful world?
0:43.3	Welcome to the Nat Theo podcast.
0:46.2	I'm your host, Aaron Linum.
0:48.0	I'm a certified master naturalist, Bible teacher, and author.
0:52.1	And I am so excited to dive into God's written word, the Bible,
0:56.6	and his created world with you.
0:58.9	The year was 2017. It was seven years ago. Were you alive that year? And if so, how old were you?
1:21.5	My family and I had just sold our home the week before. We packed up a small travel trailer and we headed out on a
1:29.4	nine-week adventure to travel and explore the Pacific Ocean in the states of Oregon and Washington.
1:36.8	Over the past few days, we had driven over 1,200 miles, and we were tired.
1:46.3	However, when we reached the ocean, something amazing was waiting for us, a pod of gray whales.
1:55.3	They were feeding near the shore and they lifted their massive fins out of the water, almost as if they were waving to us and
2:03.6	welcoming us to the ocean. Have you ever seen a whale? They are amazing creatures, partially because
2:12.3	they are so big. Today we are going to learn about these incredible creatures from a whale expert.
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