We are all sharks underneath the skin, to put it more precisely we are all modified sharks, said fossil expert Neil Shubin. As Shubin makes it clear, evolution does not proceed in mighty anatomical jumps but to the process of gradual changes, transforming a gene, cell, or bone for a new purpose. In this way new species are eventually created. Albeit, a new species that still carries traces of it's evolutionary predecessors, an inner connection between fish and humans. You can see these biological stigmata today, says Shubin. Our hands resemble fossil fins, our heads are organized like those of long extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes still function like those of worms and bacteria. Hypothetically we are all "shark siblings".…
truncates and T. aduncus. DNA tests were carried out to determine which species they were to be categorized under. Through these tests as well as external and internal cranial measurements, it was concluded that this was a new species of bottlenose dolphin. The new species in comparison to the two recognized Tursiops species differ in cranial characteristics as well as external morphology, the major differences being the overall size of the fully-grown adult body, the color variations and smaller beaks of the new species. The common name used to describe the species, Burrunan, is an Aboriginal name meaning “name of a large sea fish of the porpoise kind” to pay respect to the Aborigines that were on her research team. The Burrunan dolphin falls under the Kingdom Animalia, referring to animals, Class Mammalia which is describing mammals, Order Cetacea is known as marine mammals, Family Delphinidae classifies oceanic dolphins, and finally, Genus Tursiops is used to represent bottlenose dolphins as a…
Sea goblins are also known as goblin sharks.You can identify them by there color they are most likely pink.You can also identify them by there teeth the text says," that sea goblins have very sharp teeth."That is how you identify a sea goblin.…
Although there have been many animal advocates protesting against SeaWorld, there are other people who don’t mind the Orcas being at SeaWorld. “Shamu the show and the marine parks’ collection of orcas have been inextricably linked to SeaWorld since the San Diego park’s origins more than a half century ago” (San Diego Union-Tribune 1). The killer whales have been the face of SeaWorld for many years. The Orcas are one of the main reasons people go to Seaworld. Shamu is the famous name that all the Orcas are known as, because of the captive killer whale that appeared at shows in SeaWorld San Diego in the 1960’s. “She was the fourth orca ever captured, and the second female, after her death, the name Shamu continued to be used in SeaWorld…
Although only 14 minutes in length, Two Bob Mermaid explores Koorine’s (Carrie Prosser) struggle as a young fair skinned Koori girl growing up in a country town in 1957.…
What I learned. I learned the differences between transgender, transexual, and transvestite (cross-dressing). Jennifer Boylan made it understood that she is a “male-to-female transexual” and not a transvestite. She said that the word transvestite sounds “creepy” and bug-like. She believes that it is not about dressing up like a female but mentally and physically feeling like one.…
. Unlike many marine animals that inhibit large open water areas, manatees often occupy narrow shaped bodies of water such as canals, rivers and creeks (Edwards et al. 2007). They are considered one of the most endangered marine mammals in US waters due to their small population and threats to their habitats (Garrott et al. 1994). Boating collisions, storms, and exposure to cold waters can increase their mortality rates. Manatees often acquire distinctive marks in the wild from natural and human-related causes. Boat inflicted injuries, fishing line entanglements, and lesions from infection and cold damage can leave permanent scars after they heal (Langtimm and Beck 2003). These mammals can also starve and die of cachexia, the wasting away of body fat from lack of food in the stomach…
It's unclear if the manatees’ sweet looks can save them. In their favor is the fact that we’re no longer deliberately chasing them down, unlike how humans hunted to extinction their long-lost relative, the Steller’s sea cow, in the 18th century. But even slight disturbances to their lifestyles can do irreparable harm.…
The Florida manatee continues to be exposed to a lack of warm water habitats, injury due to boat strikes, and lack of access to healthy sea grasses and other food sources. Also, there are few areas for them to raise their babies.…
I do agree that Disney does follow a lot of the Gender stereotypes. In Disney, Women have to be really skinny and white to be beautiful, which is not true they focus on outer beauty and not inner beauty. They are teaching little girls beauty is being white and skinny that is resulting in an image and standards set for girls. I totally disagree with that and think Beauty should vary and not be just be white and skinny. In "The little Mermaid" many stereotypes are involved involving Ariel and her prince. They teach the idea of changing who you are to be with someone and not following the idea of "being yourself". They teach the idea that women are submissive. I think symbolically it even goes deeper to say that women give up their voice to be…
that there are many forms of adaptions and different directors or producers will have their own unique perspective on it. Hutcheon explains that,“They use the same tools that storytellers have always used; they actualize or concretize ideas; they make simplifying selections, but also amplify and extrapolate, they make analogies; they critique or show their respect, and so on” (Hutcheon 3). Hutcheon then goes on to use The Little Mermaid as an example. The Little Mermaid was adapted into a musical, however the musical not only told the story but also changed certain…
You may argue evolution and how the two mammals look very similar but in contrast, we share 98% of our DNA with mice. Two species can be very similar in a physical or molecular structure. Mermaids on the other hand have no direct relatives. Conspiracists argue that they are a mistake in the evolutionary ladder. Nonetheless, they have one species they can call family. Mermaids swim along whales in what are call pods, a herd to protect themselves from predators and to hunt in an eloquent matter. Although mermaids and whales have minuscule amount of things in common physical, they have one thing in common. “They can also speak whale. Of course you’d expect mermaids to do so. The noise signatures for whale songs are distinct for each species” (Reed). Mermaids and whales have a sonar that is nearly at the same pitch, making it easy for the two species to communicate with each other. Communication between species makes finding safe waters and food more efficient. To a mermaid, a whale is the only other specie it can actually call…
I do not think whales should be in captivity because whales are way too big to be in takes at seaworld the whales can’t even move around in the tank, imagine you are living in the entire ocean and then you just get pulled out and get put in a tank where you can’t even move. I think that they just want a bigger crowd because it means they would get more money. Whales should not be in captivity because the tanks are way to small, Trainers don't not feed the whale enough, and people don’t have the best interest in the whales.…
Modern tragedies have transformed and progressed from Ancient tragedies, not every tragic hero have to be a noble person. The short story “Mermaids”, written by Richard Van Camp is a modern tragedy, because Torchy is a regular person and the story contains tragic elements. Torchy’s hamartia, greed, prevents him from knowing the consequences of his actions; Torchy’s peripeteia, forget to wash his hand is resulted from his hamartia; Torchy’s anagnorisis in the story is demonstrated when he attempts to wash his hands with water.…
All around the world, there's one topic a lot of people talk about. Some people talk about economics, some talk about pop culture. The topic I'm going to be addressing is why I think Aliens are real. Throughout time, there has been many things that make us believe they are real, like the Roswell Incident. A quick recap of what happened was that what is thought to be a UFO crashed near a ranch in Roswell, New Mexico. The U.S. government then took the UFO and told everyone that what the crash was just debris from the crash of an experimental high-altitude surveillance balloon belonging to what was then a classified (top secret) program named Mogul. This may seem unlikely and unrealistic, as if coming from a movie, but that is because this inspired many alien movies to prop up. This might be one of or maybe the most famous alien incidents ever reported, but there is a more believable one and that is “The Wow Signal”. In 1977, The Big Ear radio telescope in Ohio State University picked up an unusual signal. The Big Ear used number and letters to identify the strength of a signal, 0 being nothing, Z being a strong radio signal. One time, a signal came in reading ‘6EQUJ5’ from what seemed to be an empty spot in space. Dr. Jerry R. Ehman recognized this and was completely shocked, so he circled the signal in the data sheet and wrote next to it “Wow!”, giving the signal it’s name. The closest star to where the signal came from was 220 million light years away, meaning the signal came from out of no where. It is believed that this signal was transmitted by aliens, but we still have no actual proof it is. Now, the bible does say we are the only planet with living beings, but think about this, how big is space? We have no clue of how big it is because it is that big. Being that big, wouldn't there be a possibility that there is a world that has living beings in it? What if the society on that planet is more advanced in technology than ours and the reason they were able to…