Fin whale

death and tragedy is told and soon, the truth unveils. Disease stricken and uncared for, these orcas are drowning in tanks the size of bathtubs. They need their family, their pod, their home--the ocean. From improper dental care to malnutrition, the whales are not even fed correctly. Even if SeaWorld increased the tank size, it would still not be enough. Just like us, orcas need to be with their pods, or family, due to the psychological and physical attachment they have on them in order to survive in

dolphin. But dolphins, which fill the oceans with blipping and chirping, and whales, which mew and caw in ultramarine jazz - a true rhapsody in blue - are hunted to the edge of silence.” Jay Griffiths, an award winning british writer, wrote an article speaking out about the assault on the riches of nature, in which she speaks of the damage we’ve done to marine life. From the time the first humans evolved, we have utilised whales to sustain ourselves. We used their blubber, meat and bones to survive. Even

CSCI 5035-03 Assignment 4 WHALES Marine biology is the scientific study of aquatic organisms, their characteristics and behaviors [1]. Even though everyone on the planet is aware of the fact that about 70 percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, it is believed that only 5 to 10 percent of the oceans have been explored yet [1]. There are hundreds of thousands of marine creatures that can be found underwater with unique features. Ocean life is very diverse and is categorized into different

Did you even know whales ever lived on land? The whales are the biggest animals. They are larger than the largest dinosaurs. They live in the ocean like other sea creatures, but they almost look like the land-living animals more than the fishes. Furthermore, some scientists believed that around fifty millions of years ago, the whales probably lived upon the land. There are two significant exhibits from the two different periods why the scientists astonish about whale's living is familiar to land-living

as long as the whaling is for science. Iceland and Norway were originally signatories of this ruling and stopped commercial whaling for a short period and only had scientific whaling however they have since broken apart from the IWC and continue to whale commercially around their waters. Other countries such as Canada and the United states are granted aboriginal rights for whaling in small numbers for tradition and ceremonies of certain communities (Côté & Farvaro, 2016). Japan’s scientific whaling

Orcas, more commonly known as killer whales, are known to live in large communities or family groups that consist of up to 40 individual orcas living, hunting, and communicating together as one unit (National Geographic). They are dependent on each other in all aspects of life and have more complex emotions and feel more in-depth than humans can imagine. Capture and separation of individuals from their pods not only has psychological effects on the one orca but on all within the pod. Freeing orcas

approximately 1.2-1.7m and weigh roughly around 50kg (3)(4). Majority of the dolphin is coloured a light grey (back and sides), whilst having a white brush of colour along the sides of its body. They have an identifiable dorsal fin as it is more rounded compared to most dolphin fins that are sickle-shaped (5)(6). They feed on small fish such as squid, flatfish, and cod, therefore not making too big an impact on the food chain. Over the recent years Maui dolphins have declined in numbers from approximately

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

the questions that follow.

 The biggest fish in the sea is a shark. It is called the whale shark and it is longer than two classrooms. A whale shark has many rows of small teeth. It eats only small fish. As a whale shark swims, it opens its mouth and swallows fish. It swallows enough water to fill a swimming pool when it eats. A whale shark lays big eggs. Whale shark eggs are as big as soccer balls. Whale shark eggs do not look like regular eggs. They are shaped like a rectangle.

‘Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. These magnificent marine mammals rule the oceans with a length of 30 m and an outstanding weight of 200 000 kg. Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant. Their hearts, as much as a car. Blue whales live in all the oceans across the globe. They are migratory, and travel great distances at different times in their lives. The three main regions where blue whales are found are the North Atlantic, the North Pacific and