Common minke whale

Recent changes in the diet composition of common minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) in Icelandic waters. – Consequence of climate change? 1. The question that the researchers are trying to answer is why the diets of minke whales changed. Their hypothesis is higher sea temperatures caused minke whales diets to change. They predict that rising water temperatures caused the preferred food source of minke whales to decrease therefore causing the minke whale’s diet to change. 2. The basic experimental

Environmental Impact upon the Oceans and International Law When looking at the environment of the Earth's oceans, it is important to realize that the entire ocean is composed of a different base material than the rest of the mass of the world, this of course, being water. While on the surface this seems elementary, the complications when looking at the environmental impacts occurring can cause serious complications that can affect the problem immensely. Acid rain, for instance, can effective

attempt to answer the question: do animal, specifically whales, have a culture? First, I will define what culture means in the scientific world, then a discussion about the viewpoints of Kim Hill and why he does not support

dinosaur, elephant, or giraffe. You may be surprised to find out that the biggest animal ever to live on Earth is the Blue Whale and it is still alive today. The Blue Whale weighs as much as 33 elephants and consumes about 4 tons of food a day. I bet if you knew of an animal that was as long as 3 school buses you would want to keep this animal in the world forever. Although, the Blue Whale may not stay for long, many things affect the blue whale’s inhabitance, mainly the acts of humans have caused the Blue

due to the consequences of pollution, the behavior of poaching, and the loss of habitat. Pollution is one of the top reasons why many of Florida’s animals are endangered or are classified as threatened in result of becoming endangered. The most common form of pollution that affects the aquatic life in Florida is called water pollution. Water pollution is “pollution in water occurs when a chemical, physical or biological element causes a body of water to become toxic, unusable or inhospitable to

Sea minks are now extinct but were once ranged from Casco Bay, Maine in the south to as far north as New Brunswick, Canada. Their main habitats are coastal regions. Sea minks are usually confused with the American mink, but the sea mink is bigger. Sea minks are on average 914mm but the American mink is 580-700mm, so there is a good difference in size. Also the male sea minks are larger in size compared to the females. Their fur is a reddish dark brown, and it is not known if their fur changes during

organs fail, and the body can fix itself, but when the heart fails or breaks it can no longer be fixed. Doyle shows the reader that the size or shape of a creature does not matter and that we are all connected through the one thing that we have in common: a

2015, a program states 333 minke whales need to be killed for 12 years started. That’s about 4,000 whales that will be killed. Originally, whaling was used as a way to collect resources. The meat from whales were considered delicacies. Oil from whale blubber can be used as oil lamps or candles. Whales that are killed today are needed for scientific purposes like information on how to manage and conserve whales in captivity. However it isn’t necessary to kill so many whales to obtain information like

Blue Whales As the largest known animal to have ever existed, the Blue Whale measures at 30 metres in length and weighs over 180 metric tons. This marine mammal belongs to the sub-order of baleen whales, in which filters are replaced by traditional teeth within toothed whales. For decades, these majestic creatures have ruled the seas worldwide, attracting tourists and scientists to take part in the peaceful nature of the Blue whale. However, even the Blue whale, whom has been around for over 55 million

tropical niches. Cetaceans are aquatic, they have undergone more extreme anatomical adaptation then their terrestrial ancestors. The mysticetes perform a lot of long distance seasonal migrations, while odontocetes also migrate seasonally but without a common pattern like