orca‚ the Killer Whale‚ can grow up to thirty-two feet long and weighing in at over twenty thousand pounds. They have been feared for hundreds of years by North American Natives and even mentioned in Greek maritime records. Their name when translated from Greek means "killer from hell" ( n.p. ). Unfortunately the freedom of these mighty sea kings is growing more limited as humans wish to capture them for aquatic mammal parks. The history of captured orcas is a sad one‚ the first whale captured was by
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Whale Rider: Inner Strength and Determination The film Whale Rider opens with a man‚ Porourangi‚ standing next to his wife as she gives birth to twins. Unfortunately‚ the mother and the son do not survive leaving only the girl who is named Paikea. This greatly upsets Koro‚ Porourangi’s father. As the reigning chief of the Maori people‚ he would have taught Porourangi’s first born son in the ways of their ancestors to become the next chief (Wald 2006). After experiencing such a devastating loss
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“Distribution‚ feeding habitats and morphology of killer whales Orcinus orca in the Caribbean Sea” is about a study done evaluating 176 records of killer whales from the Caribbean. A majority of previous findings from other reports conclude that killer whales are found in all oceans of the world‚ but for the most part little is known about their geographical range‚ biology‚ abundance‚ and taxonomy‚ which makes the calculation of their conservation status difficult to determine. That was a main concern
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Phenomenon of Killer Whales in Captivity To what extent has placing orcas in captivity influenced their aggressive behavior in comparison to those in the wild? Session: May 2014 Session Number: 0006 Word Count: 3‚749 Subject: Environmental Systems and Societies Since the release of Gabriella Cowperthwaite’s documentary Blackfish‚ there has been much controversy about the issue of placing killer whales in captivity. Through
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Sec 2 Geography LDQ on Managing Water Resources (25 minutes) Water Conservation Efforts in Singapore Do you think the public‚ private and people sectors are doing their best to conserve‚ value and enjoy the water resources in Singapore? Explain your answer. Introduction The National Water Agency‚ Public Utilities Board (PUB) has tried its best to ensure that Singapore has an adequate supply of high quality water with the 4 national taps strategy. It also believes that the 3Ps partnership
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The Blue Whale Game‚ some may be confused of what the game exactly is. Well‚ this online game is supposedly the reason why over 130 teenagers committed suicide. The name Blue whale is believed to be a reference to the sea creatures‚ Blue Whales who are speculated to swim shallow towards the shores themselves on purpose‚ causing them to die. As the game ‘The Blue Whale’ seems to have a similar effect‚ not on whales though‚ rather on teenagers around the Globe. The idea of the Blue Whale game is
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Soils Conservation: Easier - Soil is the loose top layer of our planet’s crust. It is dirt or earth in which plant life can grow. Harder - Soil covers a major portion of the earth’s land surface. It is an important natural resource that either directly or indirectly supports most of the planet’s life. Life here depends upon soil for food. Plants are rooted in soil and obtain needed nutrients there. Animals get their nutrients from plants or from other animals that eat plants. Many animals make
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Save Our Whales: End Whale Hunting April 7‚ 2011 Save our Whales‚ End Whale Hunting Whales‚ often called “the Ocean’s gentle giant” are one of the biggest species/mammals that spend their entire life in the ocean. The smallest known whale is the “Minke” which‚ by adulthood is only 8.5 feet long; the largest known whale is the “Blue whale”‚ which measures 94.5 feet long. Since the ancient times‚ people have written about encounters with this mammal. Ancient Roman and Greek artists
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Full Name Dr. Lisa Ampleman English 101-13 10 October 2013 Killer Whales: Rhetorical Analysis of a Blog Throughout the history of cetacean captivity‚ two orcas have been labeled as murderers. In the winter of 2009‚ at the park known as Loro Parque‚ an orca named Keto killed his trainer‚ Alexis Martinez. Exactly two months later‚ in Sea World Orlando‚ an orca known as Tilikum killed his trainer as well. Tilikum had previously been involved in the deaths of both another trainer and a park
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3/3/2013 The Whale Wars Every December‚ a fleet of hungry‚ evil whaling vessels set sail from Japan to commence their annual hunt on the minke and humpback whales in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary in the Southern Ocean. At the same time there is a crew of passionate volunteers making ready their vessels to make the same journey to the Southern Ocean‚ but they are not going there to whale. They are going there to do whatever is necessary to make sure Japan does not kill any whales as it is
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