Meet a whale called Hope

Kidzone – quick links Fun Facts Curious kids Blogs Fantastic fundraisers Gallery Splish and Splash Puzzles Hope is WDC’s brand new life-sized inflatable humpback whale. She is 13m long and 8m wide, her flippers are almost 3m long, and she has a unique black and white pattern on her tail flukes, just like a real…

Kidzone – quick links Fun Facts Curious kids Blogs Fantastic fundraisers Gallery Splish and Splash Puzzles Did you know that some of the dolphins live hundreds of miles from the ocean?  Amazon River dolphins or ‘botos’ do not live in the sea, they live in freshwater rivers, lakes, and flooded rainforests of the Amazon in…

Kidzone – quick links Fun Facts Curious kids Blogs Fantastic fundraisers Gallery Splish and Splash Puzzles They are mind-bogglingly enormous! They are the biggest creatures to have ever lived on Earth – much bigger than all the dinosaurs. Blue whales can grow up to 33 meters long – that is longer than a netball court.…

Kidzone – quick links Fun Facts Curious kids Blogs Fantastic fundraisers Gallery Splish and Splash Puzzles Whales and dolphins are truly special. A good example is their willingness to care and have compassion for individuals from different species. Here are some examples … An unusual mother and baby pair were spotted swimming together in Australian…

Kidzone – quick links Fun Facts Curious kids Blogs Fantastic fundraisers Gallery Splish and Splash Puzzles There are fewer than 350 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. Fewer than 70 of them are females able to have babies. Every single baby is precious and a sign of hope for the survival of the species. This year…

Kidzone – quick links Fun Facts Curious kids Blogs Fantastic fundraisers Gallery Splish and Splash Puzzles In Laguna, a coastal town in Brazil, local fishers and dolphins team up so they both catch more fish.  It’s a cultural tradition which has taken place for almost 150 years. Dolphins herd shoals of mullet towards fishers standing…