On Friday‚ The California State Legislature approved a historic bill that banned the breeding of captive killer whales and orca performances in the state‚ the only exception would be for educational purposes and not entertainment‚ display‚ or performance purposes. The bill also prohibits the export or collect captive orcas coming from any place in California to another state or country‚ unless approved by federal law‚ and importing their semen or embryos of any orcas held in captivity for artificial
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Social Transmission and Culture In 2001‚ Russell and Whitehead published an article claiming that Humpback whales did in fact have a culture. The explanation or definition of culture they used in their study was the following: the for a specie to have culture‚ there must be variation on the behavior of groups within the specie. Behavioral variations could be deduced by observing spatial‚ temporal or social patterns and these variations shouldn’t be able to be explained by individual learning
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Whale Watching in Australia Just Got Easier Every Australian spends hours of their life surfing on the golden beaches‚ located right on their doorstep‚ having a drink with the mates‚ only eating sausages cooked on the BBQ (unless of course they are eating vegemite by the spoonful)‚ and acting like the mad sports nuts they are. Somehow above all these assumptions about the people of ‘Down Under’ there is one belief people really can’t get out of their minds‚ that every Australian has the perfect
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Changed the Way We Look at Music Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a famous composer and pianist‚ Mozart lived from 1756-1791. Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria and died in Vienna‚ Austria. Mozart was a very skilled composer‚he composed masterpieces like‚ The Magic Flute‚ Clarinet Concerto‚ and Don Giovanni. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart changed the way we look at music through his multi instrumentality‚ his years of experience‚ and his legacy he left behind. Mozart was only six when
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and tricksters. Trickster tales are stories that have animals or human characters who engage in deceit‚ violence‚ or magic. Often trickster tales are said to explain why the world is the way it is. "Coyote and the Buffalo" and "Fox and Coyote and Whale" are two trickster tales‚ retold by Mourning Dove‚ explaining how Coyote’s action created changes in the world. In theses two trickster tales‚ Coyote‚ the main character shares some similarities in morals‚ character‚ and transformation . Yet there
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A Study on the Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) Tourism of Donsol‚ Sorsogon circa 1998 - 2010 Marie Anne L. Mijares 2010 – 36545 Professor Joey Ogatis Communications I Research Paper October 7‚ 2010 Outline Thesis Statement: The whale shark tourism industry of Donsol‚ Sorsogon has greatly changed its economic state and its reputation‚ but the whale shark tourism poses also problems on the fishing industries which is Donsol’s main source of livelihood. I. Donsol‚ which is located in Sorsogon province
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A06-97-0020 Hydro-Quebec and the Great Whale Project In February 1992‚ managers at Hydro-Quebec were concerned about the possible cancellation of a major contract to export electricity to the New York Power Authority (NYPA). The agreement‚ which was set to run for 21 years and was worth $17 billion in revenue‚ formed the backbone of a massive effort by Hydro-Quebec to further expand electrical generation in the north of the province. While a contract had been signed more than two years earlier‚
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Things Fall Apart (1958) by Chinua Achebe and the film Whale Rider (2002) by Niki Caro both address the overcoming of emotional boundaries‚ while following the progress of the main characters. Issues such as cultural differences and gender equality are presented by the composers through the clever use of devices appropriate to the medium‚ while using the post-colonial context to accentuate these issues. Similar to Things Fall Apart‚ the film Whale Rider by Niki Caro explores the breakdown of Maori culture
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Analysis of “Save the Whales‚ Screw the Shrimp” by Joy Williams “Save the Whales‚ Screw the Shrimp” by Joy Williams is an essay directed towards the human race‚ and how nature is being ruined by it. The human race is a large audience‚ but she believes that everyone is responsible for the destruction of nature‚ except herself of course. Williams wrote in such a satirical way‚ giving herself an advantage‚ or authority‚ over the audience. She showed such authority in that she used second person throughout
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Ahab’s great white whale brings him destruction in the famous “Moby Dick”‚ but actual whales glide graceful and effortless through the ocean almost all of time. After the white whale in “Moby Dick”‚ there is perhaps no whale more well known among enthusiasts and scientists alike than Migaloo the white humpback whale. Migaloo the white humpback whale has been spotted this week off the coast of New Zealand as he makes his annual migration to warmer waters. Migaloo the white humpback whale is the center
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