Whale

Children understand that whales are large animals that live in the ocean, and learn how they breathe, swim, and what they eat

2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
2026年7月6日 · こども図鑑
Whales are large animals that live in the ocean.
Their bodies are very long and big.
They may look like fish, but whales are a kind of animal.

Whales are large animals that live in the ocean. Their bodies are very long and big. They may look like fish, but whales are a kind of animal.

💬 What kind of creature is a whale?

🤔 What shape does the whale’s body look like?

Whales breathe by taking in air.
They have a breathing hole on top of their head.
They come up to the surface of the sea to breathe.

Whales breathe by taking in air. They have a breathing hole on top of their head. They come up to the surface of the sea to breathe.

💬 Whales breathe air

🤔 Where did the whale breathe from?

Whales have a big tail.
The end of the tail is called a tail fin.
They swim through the ocean by moving their tail fin up and down.

Whales have a big tail. The end of the tail is called a tail fin. They swim through the ocean by moving their tail fin up and down.

💬 They swim with a big tail

Some whales eat small sea creatures.
They eat krill and small fish.
Even big whales sometimes eat tiny food.

Some whales eat small sea creatures. They eat krill and small fish. Even big whales sometimes eat tiny food.

💬 What do whales eat?

🤔 Which small creatures does the big whale eat?