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    Anyone who has read the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and the film by James Whale knows the similarities of the two are insignificant‚ while the differences flow. Similarities include character‚ mood‚ and plot‚ though even within these there are multiple differences. The weight between similarities and differences even out throughout the story. So what makes the novel and film so different? The similarities in between the two are minor. There are all the same characters in the film and book

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    Beluga Whales There are several types of whales in the ocean. Have you ever heard of a beluga whale? Many people don’t know what beluga whales are and have many different thoughts on them. White beluga whales are mammals‚ their size ranges from 13 to 20 foot long and weight ranges from 1 or 1.5 tons (2000-3000 pounds). Females are smaller than males and only give birth every three years. This paper you are reading will explain echolocation‚ habitat‚ range‚ and diet for beluga whales. First of all

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    The killer whale (scientifically known as orcinus orca) is a large marine mammal that is part of the toothed whale (odontoceti) suborder.Killer whales are one of the most well-recognized animals in the world and are easily spotted by their large size and distinct black and white color pattern.Killer whales are at the top of the of the food chain even above Great White Sharks and they have no known predator.At full maturity the male killer whale will usually grow to an average length of 20 – 26 ft

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    Blue Whales: Smarter Than You If you were to step past a worm on the sidewalk would the worm even know what you are or even that you stepped right past it? The idea is to first: prepare your mind to understand what I’m about to share; and second to show that it is very possible for a more intelligent species to be hidden right beneath our noses. If the blue whale has the ability to feel more‚ love more and understand one another better than humans can; one could only wonder what else they can do

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    Killer Whale‚ largest member of the dolphin family. Killer whales occur in more parts of the world than probably any other cetacean (see Whale). They occur in all oceans‚ both in the open ocean and close to shore‚ but are more common in the colder‚ more productive waters of both hemispheres than in the Tropics. Resident populations may cover an area of several hundred square kilometers. Transient populations often move through an area rapidly‚ swimming more than 1000 km (more than 600 mi) along a

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    photographs on display the one that caught my eye was the “Diving Humpback whale” by Wayne Levin (born 1945). This paper will focus on why Wayne Levin takes photographs of the underwater world and why the “Diving Humpback Whale” photograph was my favorite. Wayne Levin is an accomplished photographer and a great deal of his works are on display in numerous museums worldwide‚ including the Art

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    Compare and Contrast: Whales and Rats I love animals from the big to the small and everything in between but they’re all different in some way and others are completely different like reptiles and amphibians and mammals and the like but they’re also all the same in some way‚ what if someone compared them someway?... Whales are the largest animal to ever live‚ and possibly that ever will live. They are bigger than any dinosaurs. They survive from the coldest waters in the arctic and sometimes

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    In Witi Ihimaera’s novel "Whale Rider" we follow Rawiri as he goes through his life watching the growth‚ incidents and magic of his niece Kahu. Kahu is destined to be the next chief of the Maori in Whangara‚ New Zealand‚ a tribe that has descended from the legendary "whale rider." However‚ Kahu is‚ as Nanny Flowers says‚ "Hungry for [her grandfather’s] love‚" (Ihimaera 34) and struggles to receive it because she is a girl. The author presents this story through Kahu’s Uncle Rawiri’s point of view

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    The beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is a cetacean inhabiting the marine arctic and is found throughout the arctic seas as well as smaller seas such as the Beaufort Sea‚ the Chukchi Sea‚ the Bering Sea‚ Cook Inlet‚ and several other seas (Frost and Suydam‚ 2010). This species is migratory and will migrate to shallower coastal waters during the summer‚ but as winter approaches they travel back to the northern icy waters (Goetz et al.‚ 2012). Beluga’s feed on small fish‚ as well as squid‚ octopus

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    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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