The vampire fish. That is what the Sea lamprey was nicknamed when discovered in 1835. First spotted in Lake Ontario‚ researchers were horrified to learn that the Sea lamprey feeds on blood. These parasitic fish latch on to their victims and siphon their blood and other body fluids‚ sucking them completely dry. What separates the Sea lamprey from other fish‚ other than their horrifying blood fetish‚ is their unique body structure. These fish do not have jaws or any other bone structure in their anatomy
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the engineers of the California Development Company contributed to the formation of the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea is located in the southern part of California‚ between the Mojave Desert and Sonoran desert. It is the biggest lake located in California‚ 35 miles long and 15 miles across. Throughout the decades researchers have discovered that lakes have formed and dissipated years later in the Salton Sea location. They came up with the idea to bring water to the desert‚ in order to sustain the large
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Old Man and The Sea "The great DiMaggio is himself again!"(21)‚ in Ernest Hemingway’s novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ which takes place near Havana‚ Cuba in the Caribbean Sea‚ a very old‚ unlucky‚ fisherman sets out for the big catch. The great DiMaggio is seamed throughout the novel to symbolize the old man and his struggle to catch the big fish‚ yet also he poses as a role model for Santiago (the old man). The old man is using the great DiMaggio for a role model. At a certain point
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Freddy Connors Mr. Jones Marine Science 22 November 2013 Loggerhead Sea Turtle The Loggerhead Sea Turtle is a beautiful creature that many marine biologists in today’s world love to study. It is the world’s largest hard shelled turtle‚ belonging to family Cheloniidae. Its scientific name is Caretta Caretta. The Loggerhead can be found all around the world in many different habitats. Although they are the most abundant marine turtle in the U.S.‚ they have been on the threatened species list
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Department of oil-gas industry Oil-gas industry division Safety in Petroleum Industry”(Ecological Management) ISW Ecological problems of Kazakhstan. Done By: Zhenis Seitekov Checked By: Bigaliyev Aitkhazha Bigaliyevich Almaty 2011 Contents: • Introduction • National environmental issues • The impact of landfills military space systems and test • Radioactive contamination • Oil and ecology • Air pollution • Aerosol pollution of the atmosphere • Conclusion
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Caretta caretta is commonly called the "Loggerhead" sea turtle due to their overly large heads‚ which are comprised of a horny beak that is significantly thicker than in other sea turtles. This species is the largest hard-shelled turtle in the world. Loggerhead turtles have large heads (when compared to other species of marine turtles) and strong‚ muscular jaws (which help them crush prey such as crabs and lobsters). The loggerhead sea turtle is a marine mammal that grows quite large. Adults of
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Why Sea Water is Salty The “salt” in sea water‚ and some lakes that have no water outlet such as the Great Salt Lake and the Dead Sea‚ comes from ions of dissolved minerals‚ mainly chloride and sodium which make up about 90% of salt ions in sea water. There are three main ways that dissolved minerals enter the ocean: The water cycle‚ underwater geysers know as Hydrothermal Vents‚ and underwater volcanos. During the water cycle‚ water is evaporated from bodies of water by the heat of the
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about the sea otter . The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean . They live over 10-15 years . Their breeding season is during September to November ‚ they are territorial during it . Their scientific name is Enhydra lutris . Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (31 and 99 lb) ‚ making them the heaviest members of the weasel family ‚ but among the smallest marine mammals . Unlike most marine mammals ‚ the sea otter’s primary
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commonly known as the Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has a lifespan of about 30 to 50 years. The turtle is an omnivore and consumes sea grasses‚ sea urchins‚ barnacles‚ small animals‚ and their favorite food‚ sponges (National Wildlife Federation). Regardless of their lifespan and diet‚ these turtles are dying quicker than normal because of the human race. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)‚ the Hawksbill Sea Turtle is classified as critically
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Greenland are melting‚ thus causing the sea levels to rise. This past summer‚ in a disconcerting new scientific study by the climate scientist Michiel Schaeffer and his fellow colleagues‚ had suggested that no matter how quickly we cut this pollution‚ we are unlikely to keep the seas from climbing; subsequently‚ what is worse is that rising seas can raise the launching pad for a storm surge. Accelerated rates of erosion are another cause that attributes to the sea level rise. For erosion causes large
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