The passage discusses three possible reasons for strange noises‚ name "quackers"‚ that Russian submarine sailors had reported during a period of time from the 1960s to the1980s. The author mentions three sources for these sounds‚ including nearby Orca whales vocalization trying to attract mates‚ the giant squids which live in the ocean and finally the undetectable foreign submarines. The professor‚ however‚ believes that none of these theories could justify the real source of these noises. The professor’s
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Here is the topic: Many people in Japan strongly believe that hunting dolphins has been a part of the culture‚ and non-Japanese cannot criticize their practice. Their opinion is that many Westerners eat meat‚ so they are being hypocrits for criticizing Japanese for eating another kind of meat. Do you agree with Japanese‚ or do you disagree? What are your reasons for your opinion? I strongly disagree. * Dolphins have very high mercury levels * Mercury is a known cause of birth effects
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Sea Mammal hunting is a major problem in the 21st century. The problem is most apparent in Japan. Japanese people are hunting sea mammals‚ and it is resulting in horrific effects on the sea mammal population. The organization Greenpeace has addressed this problem and they are educating people about this and trying to stop it in Japan. A major problem is sea mammal hunting in Japan. Japan recently killed 333 Minke whales‚ 103 males and 230 female. Most females were pregnant‚ and it was claimed
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1- Why are whales hunted? Whales were hunted mainly for these products: * lamp oil (from sperm oil) * margarine and cooking oil (from whale oil) * candles‚ soaps‚ cosmetics and perfumes (from sperm oil) * corsets and umbrellas (from sperm oil) * whale-meat for human consumption * animal feed (from meat meal) * fertilizer (from bone meal) * string for tennis rackets (from tendons) 2- What parts of the whale are used and for what purposes? The meat was used as food
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Jasmine Mann English 1100 Elizabeth Gooding November 26‚2013 The Truth: Mercury’s Impact on Human Health The Cove is an academy award-winning documentary; it informs the public about the increase in dolphin slaughter taking place in Taiji‚ Japan. Directed by Louie Psihoyos‚ they expose the massacre of thousands of dolphins annually. The Japanese authorities are seen to be supporting the slaughter of this species by all means. A group of volunteers conducted by animal rights activist Ric O’Barry
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The research question that I will be discussing in my essay is: the nature of Environmental law‚ internationally and domestically in relation to the killing of species of sharks and whales and the interplay this has with ethics and morals. I was largely influenced to write on this topic as I am interested in the friction that can occur between ethics and politics where environmental issues are concerned. INTRO ON SHARKS AND WHALES GENERALLY; The killing of sharks and whales by humans is a very
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There are two perspectives on this topic‚ with it or against it. Harp seals are overcrowding and lowering the population of fish in the Canadian waters‚ this leads to unemployment in many fish industries. There is an animal chain that has to be balanced‚ by having too many seals they overpopulate and jump the chain‚ their meat is a great source of omega 3 and 6‚ their pelts are water resistant and in many cases do not cause allergies‚ so the hunting sounds pretty beneficial. It’s the most regulated
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In the video “Why do whales sing?”‚ the speaker mentions that whales sing to communicate with one another. First of all‚ due to the fact that light and smell do no travel well in the water‚ most of marine animals rely on sound‚ which can travel four times faster in water than in the air. Especially‚ whales communicate by using sound very skillfully as if they sang. According to the video‚ unlike land mammals‚ who generate sounds by exhaling air‚ whales produce sounds by using an organ called “Laryngeal
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Sociological Perspectives Unit 1 Animal Culture vs Tradition and Capitalism An intelligent animal. Capable of seeing right through you. Able to see if you are pregnant‚ to see your heart beating‚ or even your bones. The only species in the world apart from ourselves who are so self aware. Dolphins. I believe it is unnecessary‚ unethical‚ and dangerous to kill and consume dolphins. In this essay I will compare and contrast two different cultures‚ that are advocates of dolphin hunting. The
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Why do whales beach themselves? By Anda November 8 2009 Environmental Science Instructor: Why do whales beach themselves? The Scientific American article “Why do whales beach themselves?” published on June 1‚ 2009‚ bring the polemic and controversial reasons about the phenomenon observed in the last years when more than Fifty-five false killer whales were stranded on a South African beach over the weekend. The scientists still do not fully understand why mass stranding happen‚ and if
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