environmental changes within their habitats. Example is a diagram of a whale and details about how the whale has evolved physiologically and has become adapted to fit the environment. Kingdom: Animalia‚ Phylum: Cordata‚ Class: Mammalia‚ Order: Cetacea‚ Sub-order: Odontoceti‚ Family: Delphinidae‚ Genus: Orcinus‚ Species: Orca. Whales occupy all oceans and major seas‚ even some are in larger river systems. They are very large animals. They can grow up to 100 ft. or more in length. They can weigh
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Report: P422 Internship Report August-December 2009 At Faunagua‚ Bolivia Student Program Department WUR supervisor Practical supervisor Amber Beerman (851022044080) MSc. Biology‚ Wageningen University and Research centre Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Dr. Ir. E.T.H.M. Peeters Dr. P. Van Damme (director Faunagua) Acknowledgement I Acknowledgement First I would like to thank Dr. P. van Damme‚ the director of Faunagua‚ for giving me the opportunity to do an internship
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Bottlenose Dolphin • Kingdom: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Class: Mammalia • Order: Cetacea • Sub-order: Odontoceti • Family: Delphinidae • Genus: Tursiops Species: Truncatus Habitat Being the most prevalent dolphin species in the world‚ the Common Bottlenose Dolphin is widespread‚ active throughout both temperate and tropical waters worldwide. Despite this extensive range‚ it does not appear to be present in polar waters (pole-ward 45°) except in southern New Zealand and northern
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North Atlantic right whale. Fewer than 350 animals. Given such a small gene pool‚ scientists fear for its survival. One possible solution may be to reinvigorate the northern whale’s genes with those of its more successful southern counterpart off South Africa. Recent reports of pregnant North Atlantic right whales killed by ship strikes off the north-eastern seaboard of the US do not augur well for the species. Fewer than 350 animals Western Pacific grey whale. The most endangered of all great
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Professor Subhamitra Adhikari Academic Writing B 13 December 2013 Banning whale hunting Whales are the biggest animals that live on this planet‚ in the oceans. Depending on their species they can weigh up to 200 tons‚ the weight of around 12 elephants or 2000 people. It has also been studied that the brains of whales are developed which means they are intelligent creatures. Since centuries whales have been hunted down for their oil and meat. The process of killing whales for their
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Chasity Choran The Poison of Greed and Mercury: A Case for Dolphins “They call him Flipper‚ Flipper‚ faster than lightning‚ No-one you see‚ is smarter than he...” And so it began. The craze over our adorable aquatic friend‚ the dolphin‚ came to life. Before the Flipper TV series‚ there were only 3 dolphinariums in existence. Now‚ the dolphin industry is a multi-million dollar business. Richard O ’Barry was one man that helped train the dolphins used in the show. For years he flourished off the
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In The Heart Of The Sea‚ a book written by Nathaniel Philbrick and published on May 8‚ 2000‚ revolves around the tragedy of a whaleship named Essex‚ in the year 1820. Aboard the Essex African Americans were treated equal to the white once they set foot on the vessel. From Nantucket in 1819‚ the Essex set sail on a whale hunt that was supposed to take two to three years out in the Pacific ocean.Once at sea the whale hunters had a bad feeling of the squall that slowly approached them‚ but the
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This year alone‚ Japan plans to kill 333 Minke Whales for “scientific research” and uses this reason to help deter outsiders from their commercial fishing mentions Melissa Chan in her article called Japan Sets Out to Kill Hundreds of Minke Whales Despite Global Opposition. Due to this recent announcement the global community has been in an uproar and demands an immediate halt to Japans whaling. This has been an on going issue for multiple years and has become such a problem that the International
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In Bio 205‚ we discussed how all species have specific adaptations that help them live and survive in their environments. In class‚ we discussed owls and their different adaptations that help them survive and catch their food. We learned about the structure of their eyes‚ ears‚ and feathers that further benefits their ability to survive. We also learned about how they catch their prey and digest it. Owls have very many complex adaptations that help them survive in their environments‚ and the children’s
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The Marine Mammal Protection Act Abstract This paper includes information a particular environmental law. Specifically‚ the Marine Mammal Protection Act is discussed along with the history and background of this particular environmental law. In addition‚ the reasoning behind its existence will be elaborately deliberated. The Marine Mammal Protection Act The Marine Mammal Protection Act was established and signed in 1972. According to Ray and Potter (2011)‚ this bill was “passed‚ despite
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