exposes the annual massacre of 23‚000 small cetaceans in the National Park Taiji‚ Japan. Even though the trade of dolphins whether using them alive for entertainment purposes is unethical and selling their toxic meat is dangerous for the health‚ the Japanese authorities are supporting it with all possible means. The Japanese government is not only preventing any publicity about the dolphin slaughter‚ but it is also bribing the International Whaling Committee‚ which is supposed to control the trade of
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On an ordinary day when we would see a cockroach or a small insect walking across the kitchen floor‚ the first and only thing that would flash into our mind is to get our hands on an insecticide and kill that blameless insect. From these little innocent insects in our homes we have moved to killing cows‚ pigs and turkeys to fulfil our dinner plates because we specifically farm them for food‚ therefore cause no change to the environment. What more do we now desire? What more do we human beings now
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appearance or behavior. Dugongs are large‚ solid mammals‚ which spend their lifes in the sea. They have short front flippers and a broad and horizontally flattened tail‚ which they move up and down to swim. Dugong fins resemble those of dolphins‚ but unlike dolphins‚ dugongs lack a dorsal fin. Females have mammary glands under the fins from which their calves suckle. Adult dugongs weigh from 230 to 400 kg and can range from 2.4 to 4 m in length. Their thick skin is brownish-grey. Tusks are present
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Emily Alley Mr. Archibald 6th hour 12/12/15 Orcas Killer whales‚ also called orcas‚ are thought to be the largest animal in the dolphin species. Orca whales can have a total weight of up to 6 tons‚ and their teeth can even get to be up to 4 inches long. The orca’s scientific name is Orcinus orca (Bradford). How Dangerous Are Orca Whales? Orcas do not normally attack humans (Bradford). Infact‚ there has never been a documented case of a wild orca killing a human. The founder of New Zealand’s
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very general term for anyone who studies or works with things that live in salt water‚ whether they are a dolphin‚ seal‚ or type of sponge. Some marine biologists do study and train whales and dolphins‚ but others study them and all the different types of macrobiotic organism at the bottom of the sea. Marine biologist can do various amount of things to be considered one. I want to be a dolphin trainer. To be a Marine Biologist you don’t necessarily need a degree in marine biology they recommend
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Leana Timoteo Zoology 101 Lab 11/26/12 Killer Whales The killer whales also referred to as the blackfish belongs to the oceanic dolphins family. They are one of the biggest dolphins in the dolphin family. Killer whales can reach up to 9 feet and can weight up to 7‚257 pounds. The Spanish call them the Ballena Asesina because they are so powerful and are known for killing other whales and hunting in groups earning the title Wolves of the Sea. They are seen traveling in pods between 3-25 whales
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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 make their way over to Taiji‚ Japan in hopes of exposing this annual massacre. However‚ they aren’t only looking at the health and well-being of the dolphins‚ they are also considering
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Killer Whale‚ largest member of the dolphin family. Killer whales occur in more parts of the world than probably any other cetacean (see Whale). They occur in all oceans‚ both in the open ocean and close to shore‚ but are more common in the colder‚ more productive waters of both hemispheres than in the Tropics. Resident populations may cover an area of several hundred square kilometers. Transient populations often move through an area rapidly‚ swimming more than 1000 km (more than 600 mi) along a
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wild and captured around the age of two. He was then sold and transferred from Iceland to an amusement park in Mexico‚ where he lived in a single pool without contact with any other Orcas from 1985 to 1996. The amusement park had a few bottle nosed dolphins in the same program‚ but for the most part Keiko was alone. Later‚ Keiko was conditioned to follow a boat and was taken out regularly to do open ocean swims as a part of a research study. During these swims‚ Keiko was in proximity of other local
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the trip. Let’s have fun!” How do you think she reacted? Not that well‚ because I did not establish a vision‚ I gave her a roadmap. In contrast‚ I said to her 4-year old sister Ursula‚ “we are going on a trip to SeaWorld to see whales and dolphins and fish!” She reacted much better‚ at least until Shamu splashed her‚ but that’s another story. • The point is that a vision is simply “a compelling image of an achievable future”. I believe in establishing a vision because I think it is the
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