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    is a huge part of the diet for the Spinner Dolphins. These dolphins have no problem successfully hunting in the deeper and darker waters. They can survive from 20 to 20 years in the wild. Natural enemies of spinner dolphins are sharks‚ killer whales and pilot whales. Spinner dolphins are very social animals. They live in groups (called pods) of 100 to 1.000 animals. The average size

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    Who would pass up the opportunity to have a twenty foot aquatic animal as a pet? There are hundreds of different species that live underwater‚ including whales‚ dolphins‚ fish‚ and coral. Over all a Spotted Eagle Ray is definitely the coolest underwater animal for three reasons‚ they’re fun for all ages‚ they are very quiet‚ and they’re easy to keep clean. Eagle Rays are gentle and unaggressive‚ therefore perfect for any age. Most people may fear stingrays‚ because of their barbs‚ which is what

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    can cause psychological damage. It may cause the animal to become vicious so that it will attempt to harm any humans that try to contact it‚ or cause issues among the other animals it lives with. Another important factor about keeping an animal in captivity from a young age is that it will never be able to be released into the wild again. The animal will have never learned how to hunt‚ survive on it’s own‚ or how to interact with other species. Animals being taken from their homes in the wild is the

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    the events that lead to this horrific action are as tragic as horrendous as the act of cannibalism itself. On a seemingly regular whaling expedition‚ they are attacked by a sperm whale. The Essex is sunk‚ and they are forced to sail help on the remaining whaleboats. But‚ alas‚ bad luck pursues them still. A killer whale attacks the remaining whaleboats‚ leaving them with only three. Much of their food stores get depleted‚ and they face starvation and dehydration. Chase commented later “Our suffering

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    Sea turtles are sometimes called marine turtle.There are 7 different species of sea turtles like green sea turtles‚the leatherback sea turtle‚the loggerhead turtle‚the hawksbill turtle‚ kemp’s Ridley turtle‚the olive Ridley turtle. The name of my animal is a sea turtle and its scientific name is Chelonioidea and it’s length of life is 60-80 years the geographical location is 2600 km or 1600 mi and it’s natural habitat is the ocean. The sea turtle weight 700 pounds and their height is 5ft and their

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    vegetables‚ the Faroese have always had to rely on the ocean as a source of their food. In particular‚ the Pilot Whale‚ which they kill in a hunt known as the grindadráp‚ or grind. The word “grind” which rhymes with the word wind‚ is actually Faroese for Pilot Whale‚ and may refer to the activity of whale slaughter‚ whale meat‚ or the animals themselves. On the islands‚ hunting whales for food is a tradition as old as the isle itself. But in recent years‚ animal’s rights activists have taken offense

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    their 25-35 because none of their orcas have lived past that point. The clips following the man’s statement were series of different tour guides‚ trainers‚ and “Specialists” saying that orcas have this false life span. There was interviews with actual whale researchers and specialist saying that wild orcas live up to 100 years. The viewer of this documentary is going to believe an actual research or specialist over a simple animal trainer. The former trainers in the film admit to believing what they’re

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    a documentary explaining and releasing to the public all the dangers and/or cruelty having whales in a tank or in an enclosure can come with or lead to. This documentary touches on many topics from how they catch the whales to the struggles and hardships the whales face leading up to tragic events ether for the whales or the humans in contact with them. The documentary starts by talking about how the whales are caught. The process takes a lot of man power and tools like tracker plains‚ bouts‚ nets

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    commercial whale hunting since 1986. Japanese use the whales they hunt for numerous purposes in their culture. Japanese have used whales to make food‚ oil‚ handicrafts‚ and meats. The teeth of whales and their baleen are used to make crafts and traditional bunraku puppets. Whale jaw bones are used to make shamisen plectrums‚ a Japanese instrument. (Takahashi et al. 1989) Oil that is extracted from the livers of whale contains a lot of Vitamin A and D and is used as drugs (Matsuda‚ 2011). Whale meets are

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    whaling and trading in whale meat. Each year‚ Japan kills around 700 whales for what it claims is research‚ while the meat is being sold in restaurants and shops. If there are to be whales at all for future generations to enjoy‚ then this excessive whaling has got to stop. Not only is Japan over-whaling‚ it is importing cheaper whale meat from Norway because of its cheaper prices. The hunting of whales is outlawed internationally‚ except of course by Japan and Norway. Whales are an endangered species

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