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    exist in the ocean. Habitat: A giant squid lives between 200 and 1000 meters in depth‚ close to the bottom of the sea‚ around large underground canyons. They must live in deep water because the blood of squids does not carry oxygen very well at higher temperatures. If a squid swims too close to the surface‚ it will actually suffocate in the warmer water. Warm water will cause a giant squid to rise to the surface and not be able to get back down. Feeding: Giant squid are carnivourous mollusks‚ which

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    Introduction The giant squid reaches 59 feet in length. It has the largest eyes of the animal kingdom‚ and holds the title of largest invertebrate living. It has reappeared in human mythologies and stories from the Odyssey to Harry Potter; it captures the imagination‚ this deep sea creature with staring eyes and 39 foot tentacles lined with suckers. We certainly have our stories about the giant squid; they used to reach the shore on the lips of sailors‚ who rarely gave accurate information‚ and

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    Dried Squid Analysis

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    mentioned‚ I had lived with my cousins for about 10 years. We had watched a lot of movies together‚ I remember the day we were watching this movie together. At that moment‚ we ate dried squid‚ and one of my cousins told us dried squid is very good with mayo. After the day‚ I started to eat mayo when I eat dried squid. This movie tells a prisoner who arrested on a charge of murders to his wife and her boyfriend. When he arrived at the house‚ he found their death body. They had already died before

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    Whales have been swimming in the Earth’s oceans for 20 million years; their haunting songs can travel underwater for thousands of miles‚ they are the largest animals to exist on Earth yet they survive on some of the smallest organisms. A whale’s heart can weigh up to 1‚300 pounds‚ and a baby whale can drink up to 130 gallons of its mother’s milk each day (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society‚ 2010). Currently whale hunters claim that they are killing whales for scientific purposes; however‚ whale

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    whales and dolphins

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    Mostly whales and dolphins compare so many things‚ but at the same time they have their differences.Whales can weigh up to 150 tons and dolphins between 400-600lbs (200-300kg).There are two kind of whales baleen and toothed whales.But dolphins are like whales because they belong to the tooth whales.Whales and dolphins are interesting because each one has so many things to learn about.’Some similarities that dolphins and whales have in common is that they are mammals‚ they both are very smart‚ and

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    Killer Whale

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    Killer Whale Introduction The killer whale (Orcinus orca)‚ also referred to as the orca whale or orca‚ and less commonly as the blackfish‚ is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family. Killer whales are found in all oceans‚ from the frigid Arctic and Antarctic regions to tropical seas. Killer whales as a species have a diverse diet‚ although individual populations often specialize in particular types of prey. Some feed exclusively on fish‚ while others hunt marine mammals such as sea

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    Sperm Whale

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    Sperm whale can be a good symbol of WWF.Sperm whale is very special‚ because of ambergris. Ambergris is a solid‚ waxy‚ flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color produced in the digestive system of sperm whale. When initially expelled by or removed from the whale‚ The fatty precursor of ambergris is pale white in color (sometimes streaked with black)‚ soft‚ with a strong fecal smell. Ambergris is one of the most popular substances in the world. Nowadays‚ gold just is $30/g

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    Whale Rider

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    Professor David Burrill MSC 20 11 March 2013 Whale Rider The 2002 movie Whale Rider tells a story of a young woman named Paikea growing up in patriarchal society known as the Maori tribe. Pai‚ short for Paikea‚ spends her life trying to get her grandfather to accept her. When she was born‚ her twin brother died at birth‚ leaving the grandfather’s dreams shattered. He needed a male so he can grow up to be chief. The chief will be known as the Whale Rider and he was supposed to bring the village

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    Save the Whales

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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 Evolution of Whales

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    The Evolution of Whales “Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an elephant and their hearts as much as a car.” The animal called whales what are the largest‚ intelligent and aquatic mammals. However‚ whales were not the aquatic animals at the beginning. After thousands of years of evolution‚ since changes in the terrestrial environment and the demand for food‚ the whales become appearance like a graceful arc from the four limbs. We have to imagine that what happened in the past thousand years

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