Biology assignment #2 Tursiops australis‚ otherwise known as the Burrunan dolphin was recognized in 2011 south-east of Australia by Kate Charlton-Robb and colleagues. The Burrunan dolphin is a type of bottlenose dolphin. There are actually two new distinct species of Tursiops dolphins found in Australia that are under controversy. At one time‚ all Tursiops dolphins were recognized as belonging to T. truncates. However T. australis‚ T. truncates and T. aduncus are all distinctly recognized species
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Species: Tursiops truncatus or Common Bottlenose Dolphin (Jenkins) The Common Bottlenose Dolphin is arguably the most popular species of the Delphinidae family. Because they are found in both temperate and tropical waters‚ they are the most studied; a majority of our Physiology knowledge about Delphinids as a family is based on Bottlenose Dolphins (Cozzi 411). Because of the wide variety of habitats and climates that Bottlenose Dolphins inhabit‚ there is a lot of debate about how many
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Save the Whales Whaling is the hunting of whales‚ primarily for their large quantities of fat and meat. Its earliest forms date back to 3‚000 B.C. (whale facts). Before industrialization and technological advances in fishing technology‚ a whale’s large size made it a risky and deadly target. Today modern commercial whalers have hunted so many whales that they are responsible for the endangerment and near extinction of many whale species. If we don’t put an effort to stop this now we will surely
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the Whales Whales are the largest living mammals in the world. “Whale lifespans are about 40-100 years” says John Corbett from the Marine Life Museum. (1) Scientist have concluded that whales are intelligent creatures because they have their own language in which they communicate‚ it is called echolocation. Whales have intricate social behaviours and live in social groups just like humans do. So it is fair to say that whales are
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101 Lab 11/26/12 Killer Whales The killer whales also referred to as the blackfish belongs to the oceanic dolphins family. They are one of the biggest dolphins in the dolphin family. Killer whales can reach up to 9 feet and can weight up to 7‚257 pounds. The Spanish call them the Ballena Asesina because they are so powerful and are known for killing other whales and hunting in groups earning the title Wolves of the Sea. They are seen traveling in pods between 3-25 whales. In each pod they all have
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to end up in the wrong hands of Victor Pharmalee. He wants the country of Greece to hold claim to their ancient t culture such as the boy on the dolphin‚ he does not want them to lose that. 2. Victor Pharmalee’s motivation for pursing the boy on the Dolphin is so that he can steal the archaeological find and make a profit. He wanted to get to the Dolphin before Calder so that he could inherit a large fortune. His motivations for the statue are purely for himself. 3. Phaedra’s view at first toward
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Intentions of Whale in Killing Are Debated By DAMIEN CAVE MIAMI — Homicide investigators in Orlando said Thursday that the death of a trainer at SeaWorld on Wednesday occurred when the theme park’s largest male Orca whale grabbed the trainer by her hair while she stood in shallow water‚ and dragged her into a deep pool. Within minutes‚ the trainer‚ Dawn Brancheau‚ 40‚ was dead from drowning and what the police described as “multiple traumatic injuries.” There were no signs of foul play
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reality for many helpless dolphins swimming the Taiji waters. Taiji is a small town located in Japan that plays host to the very cruel and inhumane slaughtering of dolphins. Every year from September to April the Taiji Dolphin Drive takes place and brutally strips hundreds of dolphins of their lives while others are captured and exported to aquariums all around the world. In 1987‚ one year after the International whaling commission placed a ban on whaling‚ the number of dolphins slaughtered tripled.
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Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops Truncatus) are very beautiful mammals to see and study. If you have ever seen a Bottlenose Dolphin up close you may have been curious about the dolphin’s age‚ and how much a Bottlenose Dolphin may weigh. The Bottlenose dolphin can swim anywhere from 5 to 12 kilometers per hour; although‚ they can reach a high of 32 kilometers. Also‚ a Bottlenose dolphin can stay under water for fifteen minutes at a time. The average human being cannot stay under water longer than one
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A Strategy for Protecting Irrawaddy Dolphins in the Mekong Delta Region. Huyen Tran‚ jessi00tran@gmail.com Bunker Hill Community College Honors Program‚ Boston Massachusetts Introduction Problem Solutions The Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella Brevirostris)‚ which are considered as the Mekong’s spirit‚ have developed a mutually beneficial relationship with fishermen in the Mekong Delta and the river’s branches in Laos‚ Vietnam and Cambodia. In spite of its important role to many provinces along the Mekong
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