The deepest depths of the ocean‚ where life is hard and full of predators‚ lies the ugly ninja of the sea‚ the monkfish! The monkfish‚ a deep sea ninja‚ is also in grave danger. This is because monkfish are actually endangered due to over fishing. However‚ to learn why this dark killer is endangered‚ we will need to know more about mysterious fish itself. The monkfish is a type if anglerfish that lies on the sea floor. It usually has a flat body and dark skin so it can be perfectly hidden under
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Nereids. In order to avenge the insult to his nymphs‚ Neptune sent a sea monster to ravage the Ethiopian coast. (Some accounts state that the constellation Cetus represents the sea monster‚ but a more common view of Cetus is that he is a peaceful whale.) The horrified king consulted Ammon‚ the oracle of Jupiter‚ who said that Neptune could be appeased only by sacrificing Cassiopeia’s beautiful virgin daughter‚ Andromeda‚ to the monster. Andromeda was duly chained to a rock on the coast‚ fully exposed
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know that when a baby bottlenose dolphin is born‚ it has to be born tail first or it will drown. Also a bottlenose dolphin can grow up to be 2.8 meters‚ and that’s really long! Bottlenose dolphins only have 2 predators‚and they are humans and killer whales. You know what’s cool‚ is that when male bottlenose dolphins are babies they can weigh up to 106 through 132 cm. Also bottlenose dolphins pods can grow up to be from 2 dolphins to 15 dolphins! Unlike humans‚ bottlenose dolphins use echolocation to
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the kelp forests . It catches fish with its forepaws . They keep kelp forests healthy by eating animals that graze on kelp . They can get eaten by killer whales and sea lions . The great white shark is believed to be their primary predator‚ and dead sea otters have been found with injuries from shark bites‚ although there is no evidence that sharks actually eat them . Toxoplasma gondii parasites to the ocean and kill sea otters.Sea otters can do well in captivity‚ and are featured in over 40 public
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coral‚ and other sea life. Then along came the monstrous 12ft hammerhead shark that roams around the cove every so often. It started to swim closer to us‚ so my father and I decided to go down near the coral so it wouldn’t think about us as food. As we descended down about 10 feet or so I heard a loud pop in my ear‚ but thought nothing of it because I was too worried about the shark. When we finally came up after the shark started to turn around to leave‚ my ear felt like someone was stabbing my
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important that individuals develop technology that is compatible with the kind of society they want to build (p.52). Thus‚ it is significant to scrutinize three constituents of philosophy of technology namely political‚ social and ethical. In The Whale and the Reactor‚ Winner discusses technology as a form of life. He emphasizes that the traditional view of technology is misleading; it is based on the theory of creation
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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 up to 200 tons or more. Whales live in families
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“The Trust About Sharks” By Joan Bauer Setting –Identify the time and place. The story takes place during the day between 10:00 am and approximately 3:30 pm in Norwalk‚ Connecticut located in Fairfield County at Mitchell Gail’s department store. Main Character – Use at least two quotes from the text to reveal character traits. Include the page number. The main character is Beth. A seventeen year-old brunette girl who does “…not do mornings” and is a “…devout night person.” (pg. 32) Beth
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beginning in the Early Triassic period which are from the class of Chondrichthyes. As well that the Chondrichthyes are ancient sharks from the silurian period up until now but have slowly decease in size and shape. Stingrays have shown signs of being one of the evolution of the shark from the 422 period‚ from its anatomy view of point. The Jaw structure between the shark and the stingray are very similar it’s joined bone‚ and shape to have the same movement. The teeth of the ray are “Plate-like teeth
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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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