with Sinbad talking about how he began the voyage‚ with him auctioning off the remainder of patrimony and setting off on a merchant vessel with what he had left. The crew later went ashore to what ended up being a whale’s back‚ and in a panic‚ the whale dove into the sea and Sinbad was left behind‚
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reflex test subjects were used to compare findings based on specific variables. Marine mammals are an excellent example of this due to the fact they have to dive to extreme depths in order to get food. Introduction: Marine mammals such as seals‚ whales‚ and dolphins exhibit a reflex that allows for them to dive for extended periods of time. This adaptation allows the animal to only send oxygenated blood to only vital body parts. This reflex is due to the vasoconstriction of bradycardia‚ apnoea‚
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Nereids. In order to avenge the insult to his nymphs‚ Neptune sent a sea monster to ravage the Ethiopian coast. (Some accounts state that the constellation Cetus represents the sea monster‚ but a more common view of Cetus is that he is a peaceful whale.) The horrified king consulted Ammon‚ the oracle of Jupiter‚ who said that Neptune could be appeased only by sacrificing Cassiopeia’s beautiful virgin daughter‚ Andromeda‚ to the monster. Andromeda was duly chained to a rock on the coast‚ fully exposed
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the water hunting for prey‚ however it does not venture out very far from its territory due to the fact that their main predators tend to be there. Their prey is primarily fish‚ squid‚ octopus‚ and crustaceans‚ and predators are sharks and killer whales‚ but humans are not a threat now. Pursuing this further‚ humans were a prodigious threat previously when sea lions of all kinds were hunted for meat‚ skin‚ and oil. Luckily‚ though hunting of this species and many others have been banned and their
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know that when a baby bottlenose dolphin is born‚ it has to be born tail first or it will drown. Also a bottlenose dolphin can grow up to be 2.8 meters‚ and that’s really long! Bottlenose dolphins only have 2 predators‚and they are humans and killer whales. You know what’s cool‚ is that when male bottlenose dolphins are babies they can weigh up to 106 through 132 cm. Also bottlenose dolphins pods can grow up to be from 2 dolphins to 15 dolphins! Unlike humans‚ bottlenose dolphins use echolocation to
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important that individuals develop technology that is compatible with the kind of society they want to build (p.52). Thus‚ it is significant to scrutinize three constituents of philosophy of technology namely political‚ social and ethical. In The Whale and the Reactor‚ Winner discusses technology as a form of life. He emphasizes that the traditional view of technology is misleading; it is based on the theory of creation
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uniquely different. Members of Carnivora have diverse food habits‚ although many are primarily carnivorous‚ and carnivory is widely distributed in mammals‚ being found in many other orders including bats‚ marsupial mammals‚ primates‚ and dolphins and whales. Carnivores occupy just about every type of terrestrial habitat‚ and many aquatic habitats as well‚ from the tropics to the poles. They live in forests‚ deserts‚ mountains‚ grasslands‚ scrublands‚ tundra‚ and on open ice. Aquatic and semi-aquatic
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What is the breeding program at SeaWorld? The breeding program is where scientists breed orcas through natural ways or artificial insemination. Artificial insemination is where female orcas are impregnated without having to come in contact with a male orca. When scientists do this‚ they take the male orca’s reproductive cells and inject it inside the female orca‚ so her eggs will be fertilized. Occasionally‚ the scientists have to breed them this way because orcas will sometimes refuse to mate in
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cause an even worse problem‚” she explained. “ And so that was likely the cause of [Moe’s] death.” Untangling entanglement Moe’s story‚ unfortunately‚ isn’t uncommon. Rittmaster and Thayer collected various stranded animals‚ such as an adult sperm whale and infant dolphin‚ entangled in “ghost” fishing gear. “During the first 15 years of our study‚ I had never seen entangled dolphins—dead or alive. But in the last 10 years‚ I’ve seen at least a dozen‚ and I think it’s getting worse‚” Rittmaster
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t-shirt smelled of eucalyptus and lavender‚ the scent soothed her. They slowly walked down a small dimly lit path‚ the crickets ceased as they passed. “So tell me… Why did your family move to Whale Cove?” “Well..” He said as if the alcohol had no effect on him whatsoever‚ “my family has a long history in Whale Cove‚ my great-great-great grandmother was born here and raised her entire family here‚ I lived here as a kid… But then I moved.” his voice trailed off as the path led them straight into the
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