Cetaceans are known to have close knit families. Many whales and dolphins travel in ‘pods’ of family members – singing together, hunting together, playing together, and even hugging in their whalish ways.

Today, we will be exploring how different cetaceans organize their families, spend time with extended family, and teach their children important survival skills, as well as how to carry on traditions. Then, using clay, cardboard, and materials that could otherwise end up in landfills, we will make models of a cetacean family pod, swimming freely in their natural habitat.