In today’s society there has been many controversial agreements upon whaling‚ scientific whaling‚ or whale killing‚ these are all words people use today to describe the actions many countries have been doing for over a millennium. Throughout history and across hemispheres and counties that did not interact‚ whaled. Across the board you see propaganda upon the ideas of whaling and how it should be ultimately ended; they are shown through various pictures‚ videos and even friendly video games to lure
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Beluga Whales Beluga whales are one of the smallest species of whales. These whales are one of the two members of the Monodontidae family‚ along with the narwhal. This whale is sometimes referred to as the “sea canary” due to it’s high pitched squeak. This whale has adapted to life in the Arctic. It has developed many characteristics to help it with living in this cold water. It’s body has a high percentage of blubber to help keep it warm. These whales can weigh up to 3‚500 pounds. These whales have also developed a special kind of
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Writer’s Statement For my text production I chose to compose an expository piece (informative speech) called ‘No-way out of Norway’ after I was inspired by the novel‚ Moby Dick and its negative description of whales as ‘monstrous beings’. My overall intention in writing my piece for Australian conservationists was to uncover the truth behind the Norwegian whaling industry‚ an industry readily overlooked in favour of the more brutal Japanese traders. The intended audience of my piece was people
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Analysis of Findings Whale products were a very important resource during the 18th and the 19th centuries because many products had been vastly improved by parts of the whales’ bodies such as its oil. Whale products were used in many common objects in almost everybody’s everyday life during this time. Whaling had an influence on the Industrial Revolution‚ the economy of America and improved the everyday persons’ life. Because of the competitive nature of whaling‚ many whales were pushed almost to
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overfishing‚ destructive fishing‚ marine pollution and climate change. In addition to water breathing animals‚ e.g.‚ fishes‚ mollusks etc.‚ the term "aquatic animal" can be applied to air-breathing aquatic or sea mammals such as those in the order Cetacea (whales)‚ which cannot survive on land‚ as well as four-footed mammals like the river otter (Lontra canadensis) and beavers (family Castoridae). Aquatic animals include for example the seabirds‚ such as gulls (family Laridae)‚ pelicans (family Pelecanidae)
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Lecture 1: What are the 3 domains of life? (Ch. 12‚ Section “The Three Domains of Life”) Bacteria‚ Archaea‚ and Eukarya What marine organism represents the vast majority of the ocean’s biomass? (Ch. 12‚ Section “How Are Marine Organisms Classified?”) Plankton Plankton is a organism that float. Why is a copepod‚ which can swim and propel itself through the water‚ classified as plankton? (Ch. 12‚ Section “Plankton”) Because of its small size‚ it cannot swim very far or fast so its location
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Phylum Chordata • The chordates occupy the highest position in the food chain. • The name phylum was derived from the characteristic which all chordates share‚ the notochord – a long‚ elongated‚ and flexible cartilaginous structure that runs the entire length of the body. (Gr. noto = the back; chorde = string) Characteristics: • A dorsal nerve cord located above the notochord‚ it runs the entire length of the body. The nerve cord is a bundle of nerve fibers that connects the
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><td>Chordata</td></tr><tr>Class-</td><td>Mammalia</td><td>Chondrichthyes</td><td>Oligochaeta</td><td>Coniferopsida</td><td>Mammalia.</td></tr><tr>Order-</td><td>Carnivora</td><td>Carcharhiniformes</td><td>Haplotaxida</td><td>Coniferales</td><td>Cetacea</td></tr><tr>Family-</td><td>Felidae</td><td>Carcharhinidae</td><td>Megasclolecidae</td><td>cupressaceae</td><td>Delphinidae.</td></tr><tr>Genus-</td><td>Panthera</td><td>Galecoerdo</td><td>Pheretima</td><td>Sequoia</td><td>Orcinus.</td></tr><tr>Species-
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Pacific Northwest and Iceland. Killer whales are perceived by many near-shore fishermen to be in competition with human fishing activity. Scientific classification: The killer whale belongs to the family Delphinidae of the suborder Odontoceti‚ order Cetacea. It is classified as Orcinus orca. The feeding activities of whales are directly related to their mouth and jaw structure and whether they possess baleen or teeth. Baleen whales are filter feeders with expandable mouths and
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The vertebrates which have the unique feature are bats‚ dolphin‚ and toothed whales. Bats (Order Chiroptera)‚ dolphins and toothed whales (Order Cetacea) have the ability to produce sonar pulses and process the returning echoes for prey detection and echolocation. It is an example of phenotypic convergence in vertebrates‚ notably mammals. Echolocation requires high frequency hearing and thus their
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