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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The Whale’s Evolution Whales evolved from an ancestor that lived on land. That may be incredibly hard to believe‚ but we have a lot of information to lead to that conclusion. Land mammals and whales have a lot more in common than you may think. Land mammals have hair‚ a nasal opening by its snout‚ arms‚ legs‚etc‚ and DNA leading back to millions of years. Whales also have similar qualities to those of the land mammals. Whales weren’t always the whales we know today because long ago
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A Whale of a Problem How could humans feel no remorse killing a whale‚ a beautifully intelligent creature‚ just for their own good‚ unless the whale performed an unforgivable action? Moby Dick was a whale that had a thirst for blood that only humans could supply. The captain of the ship that was searching for Moby Dick‚ Captain Ahab‚ had encountered the whale once before and had his leg eaten by Moby Dick. The ominous nature of the whale and the haunting setting are the traits construe American Gothic
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1. Citation: Authors: Stefan Miedler‚ Andreas Fahlman‚ Monica Valls Torres‚ Teresa Alvaro Alvarez‚ and Daniel Garcia Parraga Year published: 2015 Title of the Article: Evaluating cardiac physiology through echocardiography in bottlenose dolphins: using stroke volume and cardiac output to estimate systolic left ventricular function during rest and following exercise Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology Volume: 218 Page numbers: 3604-3610 2. Research Sponsor: a. The authors of this experiment
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that I read was Behind the Dolphin Smile written by Richard O’Barry and Keith Coulbourn. It has 288 pages‚ and was Published July 7th 2000 by Renaissance Books (first published September 1st 1991). Behind the Dolphin Smile is a book that is based on the true story of a dolphin trainer that was holding the dolphin that played Flapper on TV in his arms as it died of stressed. It was then that he realized that his career training dolphins had been a mistake and that dolphins deserve the same freedom as
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How To Protect Endangered Species? Indus River Dolphin Common names: Indus river dolphin‚ bhulan‚ blind river dolphin‚ Indus dolphin‚ side swimming dolphin‚ Plataniste de l’Indus (Fr)‚ Delfín del Indo (Sp) Scientific name: Plantanista minor What are Indus river dolphins? The Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor) is one of the world’s rarest mammals and the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin. The species is characterized by a long beak‚ rounded belly‚ stocky body‚ very small dorsal
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enough to face all the problems. Fate WITI Ihimaera novel "Whale Rider is a very important topic. Kahu’s destiny is to become the first female chief of the Maori‚ the next Whale Rider. However‚ this fate is very difficult Kahu done alone. Firstly‚ Kahu get direct help to fulfill her destiny from the the Rehua‚ nannies flowers and Ravi Lane. Secondly‚ ironically‚ Kahu also indirectly help to fulfill her destiny of Koro and ancient cattle whale third ‚ Kahu fulfill her destiny own fate is an important
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The Great White Whale and its Many Meanings Herman Melville‚ in his epic novel Moby-Dick‚ utilizes the symbolism of the color of the Great White Whale to demonstrate his theme of duality. However‚ Captain Ahab tragically had a single mind set towards Moby Dick‚ as he believed that the whale was the symbol of the world’s evil and had to be destroyed. On the other hand‚ Ishmael sees that the color white can mean many various and opposing things. It would be dangerous to settle upon any one single
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6 December 2012 Religion 100 Religious Themes Through The Whale Rider Within the movie Whale Rider‚ a mythic and sacred story is represented through a girl’s struggle in becoming a leader by breaking tradition. Within this contemporary-fairy tale‚ Whale Rider also entails a spiritual bond that the main character‚ Paikea‚ has with a quasi-mystical creature‚ represented as a whale. The movie Whale Rider fits in the group of mythological film because it “explains a tale full of life mysteries to
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both wild and captive Killer Whales‚ data and information has been generated that adds question to the health issues associated with captivity. “The killer whale (Orcinus orca) has proven to be among the most difficult of all species to hold adequately in zoological facilities. The killer whale is a particularly large-brained and long-lived species who evidences a high degree of social complexity in the wild.” (Noonan) Their behavior and relationships with other whales within the family‚ known as
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