The Octopus Flask is noted as one of the most popular recorded painting that dates back to 1500-1450 BCE. The art piece is a painting on a ceramic vessel‚ what people referred to as “bottle”‚ it came from the east Cretan site of Palaikastro and is now displayed at the Archeological Museum at Iraklion‚ Crete. The Octopus Flask‚ or the “bottle”‚ is decorated with paintings of marine life in celebration of the Cretan Maritime Power. It consists of an octopus and other marine life “floating” in its
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It all started out at the reefs of the cold winter season in the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds there was Iro the jellyfish leader realized upon his jellyfish species that they were running out of food on their land. Benko and Seno the twins‚ the leaders of the sea turtles ruled the next land after them and made an agreement between Iro since long time ago during the massacre of the jellyfish and turtles for land. It was to never cross each others place or another war would break out between each
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The Snares penguin‚ also known as the Snares crested penguin and Snares Island penguin‚ is a penguin native to a group of islands‚ called the Snares‚ in New Zealand. The penguin can be anywhere between 50-70 cm tall and weigh 2.5-4 kg. Like any penguin‚ it has a white belly and a black back and wings‚ but one of its most distinguishing features are its bright yellow eyebrowstripes. These eyebrow-stripes extend across above the eyes and flair out from the sides of its head. The Snares penguin
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4. Whaling Issue I don’t agree with the Norwegian or Japanese position regarding non-endangered species of whales as a culture exemption. Many nations have strange habit and culture is the reason for that‚ so we can accept and respect other’s culture as long as it doesn’t affect on something that could make a problem for others. Today we can hear about annual celebration for some Iranian people all over the world‚ and that is a sad day for them‚ so they start to hit them self’s tell they bleed in
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Dolphins are mammals closely related to whales and porpoises. Dolphins have a powerful and streamlined body. They are found in all seas and oceans. Dolphins can be told apart from porpoises by their nose‚ which is beaklike‚ and also their conical teeth. Porpoises have a flatter nose‚ sharper teeth‚ and a more solid body. There are 32 known species of dolphins. The bottle- nosed dolphin is often the species used in aquatic shows. The common dolphin inspired many Mediterranean folk lores. Both
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Niki Caro’s film The Whale Rider‚ conveys the importance of rebelling in order to progress through depicting the stage of finding the boon of success in the Heroine’s Journey. After Koro’s young‚ male students fail to retrieve Koro’s rei puta to determine who would become the next chief‚ Paikea secretly retrieves his rei puta. In this scene‚ Caro alternates between shots of Paikea diving into the ocean and shots of the rei puta lying on the ocean floor with seaweed surrounding it. Through the portrayal
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BASIC FACTS ABOUT DOLPHINS Dolphins are highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that includes orcas and pilot whales. They are found worldwide‚ mostly in shallow seas of the continental shelves‚ and are carnivores‚ mostly eating fish and squid. Dolphin coloration varies‚ but they are generally gray in color with darker backs than the rest of their bodies. © Kristian Sekulic / iStockphoto Diet Dolphins consume a variety of prey including fish‚
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Alcatraz- The Great Escape Welcome to The Rock. A federal prison located on Alcatraz Island resting in the chilly waters of San Francisco Bay. An island with a natural isolation. A maximum security prison that holds the most dangerous and difficult criminals. This island is surrounded by chilling waters and hazardous currents‚ which includes a horrible 1.5 mile swim to shore. Alcatraz is a hard place to break out of‚ but there have been many attempts‚ some successful‚ others not so much (Alcatraz)
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01.05 – DESIGNING YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT Lesson Organizer Use this document to help you design your experiment about one of the scenarios from the activity. Copy and paste the template then insert your information for each of the steps of the scientific method. Scenario Topic: Design an experiment to determine if captivity affects the overall health of marine mammals Problem (2 Points) Does captivity affect the overall health of marine mammals? Research (2 Points) The
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Sharks myths busted We cannot run away from the fact that Sharks have been stereotyped to being these big and dangerous species that are feared by all humans. This species has been misrepresented in movies to be one of the most feared species in the ocean. We’re busting some shark myths that have been going on forever. MYTH 1: Sharks are man-eaters A negative perception of sharks is that they see humans as food which is not a fact. Most sharks prey on fish or invertebrates. It is said that sharks
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