Beached whale

"Imagine if the world you lived in, the space you breathed in, and the freedom you played in were suddenly taken away from you." (Free Willy) Orca whales are the largest members of the dolphin family. Orcas are very curious creatures, they like to sky hop, which is when they poke their heads out of the water and look around, and they can also dive to as much as a hundred feet. These social animals live in pods and stay with them for their whole lives. They are so family oriented that they can may

Dear Journal, Yesterday was the great Amyasian whale hunt. Today as I lay in bed waiting for these cursed wounds to heal I will tell you about it. It was the 14th of Frost Fall, The sun was shining as the men waited for the vessel Vlad and I built, it was a mighty ship, three masts, 150 feet long and able to hold a crew of 50 plus a cargo hold big enough for the crew and the whales. The ship came around as the men all jumped up in awe, cheering with excitement, Altiak De Bar cheering the loudest

Welcome back to our list of 10 creatures you didn't know existed. This is the second half f the list, and you'll surely learn about some more creatures you had no idea were out there. And even if you have heard of some of them, this list will surely provide you with some facts about them you didn't know. So read on to learn more about the strange and wonderful animal life on our planet! Number Five: The Blue Parrotfish This tropical fish is found around coral and is a strange shade of florescent

being threatened they are not endangered. The orca whale, commonly known as the killer whale is a prime example. To date approximately 50,000 orca populations thrive though out the world. Previously the world wide estimate was double that, at 100,000 (Kirby). It has been found in resent studies that the orca population is decreasing due to many hardships they face such as toxins, captivity, and depletion of food. To date the killer whale is considered in the group of most successful predator

Taylor Brent Somogy ENC 4311 Diane Roberts Perceptions of the Sunshine State On more than one occasion, I’ve heard people from outside the state say that living in Florida must be just like living on constant vacation. However, from quite a few other non-natives of the state, I’ve heard the exact opposite. Probably the most distinct negative comparison I can recall was someone equating the state to a cramped and hot hamster cage, where hamsters just keep getting added to the cage

"dolphins" beached in Waveland, Mississippi turned out, actually, to be melon-headed whales. The last time the species was seen in the area was about 40 years ago. A fisherman saw what he believed to be two dead dolphins and reported them to the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies (IMMS) in nearby Gulfport. That organization's director, Moby Solangi, said that his rescue team "was quite surprised when they got there," not only because they were alive but also not dolphins. Both whales are in critical

Last Wednesday, July 8, beachgoers stumbled upon the carcass of a 2,000 pound beached whale on Long Island Beach. Since its discovery, experts from the Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research & Preservation who specialize in marine life have begun looking into the possible causes of death. The cause of the 12-foot minke whale’s death is being investigated because many wounds were present on its body, but it was unclear whether the bite-like wounds were inflicted before or after the creature’s

describes the inhumane hunting down and killing of whales. This happens on expeditions that are carried out for the sole purpose of killing whales to collect their meat, oil, and bones (Herrera and Hoagland, 2004). The most commonly killed are the Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), the Right Whales (Eubalaena), the Minke whales (Baleanoptera) and the Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus). Because of the major decline in the populations of these whales, a commission was created. The International Whaling

Even though Singer uses speciesism to explain the lack of empathy towards animals, a counterargument to his theory exists in Marina Keegan’s essay “Why We Care About Whales.” Keegan points out that a tremendous amount of money goes towards the rescue of beached whales when it could go towards helping humanity and other more dire issues. The question becomes whether or not our inability to stop the mass consumption of meat is actually because speciesism makes it so we don’t care about the rights or

fractures, cerebral contusions, and severe hemorrhaging, after colliding with a pool wall at SeaWorld San Antonio” (Smith, 2003). Killer whales face a number of health risks when removed from the wild and dropped into captivity. Removing an orca from the ocean and putting it into a tank is like not giving a labrador retriever a backyard. In the wild, killer whale pods travel approximately 100 miles a day in straight lines with a home range of about 500 to 900 in miles (Smith, 2003). On the other hand