Glossary
- blubber- the fat of sea mammals, especially whales and seals.
- gestation- the process
- a small shrimp like planktonic crustacean of the open seas. It is eaten by a number of larger animals, notably the baleen whales.
- esophagus-
- the part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.