Sharks have been around for a longer period than dinosaurs‚ nearly for four hundred million years. They come in all sizes and they are very interesting creatures that live in oceans‚ lakes‚ rivers and other waters all over the world. Sharks use a variety of methods to find & hunt their prey. To hunt‚ they sense their prey‚ stalk their prey‚ & catch their prey. The first thing that the shark does before he hunts is to sense their prey. By that i mean that the sharks have to locate their prey
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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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How effective are the techniques in the film “Jaws” The film ‘Jaws’ is about a shark that goes about eating some people on the beach. The director of the movie is Steven Spielberg. The film is about a great white shark that goes about terrorising the town Amity Islands. A lot of people go out to kill the shark but the only people who succeed are Quint‚ Brody‚ and Hooper. In the movie Steven Spielberg uses different techniques in his direction of the movie camera angles‚ lighting‚ sound effects
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Mass killing of dolphin and whales A recent article in The Jakarta Post‚ ”Mass killing of animals and Asian values”‚ concern the slaughter of dolphin in Japan and China. The Author‚ Mario Rustan‚ tell us the information about whaling industry and dependability slaughtering of whale with the Japanese and Chinese value. I totally agree with the author’s opinion because the killings of wild rare animal can risk the nature balance for the future although have a base of honor‚ wealth and tradition. In
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Killer whales in captivity should be let back into the wild‚ because the whales have echolocation‚ they are causing harm to the humans taking care of them‚ and they are spacing issues at the capturing centers. These are just some of the important reasons why killer whales in captivity should be released. Presently‚ echolocation is how orca’s find their food‚ and navigate through the ocean. The orca’s make a sound and the sounds are reflected of off different objects in the ocean‚ then the orca will
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Killer Whale taken into captivity and forced to perform for others at Amusement Parks. Killer whales that are held in captivity have many negative impacts on their lives. When they are not in the wild their majestic dorsal fins can collapse‚ their death rate increases‚ and the chances of a trainer being hurt is escalated.
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Paikea’s Determination to Become the Chief Whale Rider by Niki Caro is a story about a 12 year old girl who is the true heir to be chief of the tribe but her grandfather‚ following Maori traditions‚ believes that the role of chief is to be the first born son of the chief only. Throughout the movie‚ Paikea is determined to prove that she is the true heir and can be the chief of the tribe. This movie shows how she struggles to get her grandfather’s approval due to his beliefs and the tribe’s tradition
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there are a lot of types of sharks in different shapes and sizes. But maybe you are wondering what they have in common or similar features of sharks. well‚ am going to tell you about the common features and characteristics of sharks. First I and going to tell about their appearance‚ or how they look. All sharks are made up of cartilage. A tough rubbery type of skin. Their skin being made of cartilage makes it easy for them to turn and menuver there boodies. Also if they get bitten it is easier for
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Shark Finning Should Be Banned Shark finning is a cruel act which should be banned worldwide. Sharks are the top apex predator of our planet’s oceans‚ and as an apex predator they control the balance of all marine life by harvesting the sick‚ weak and dying creatures in its environment. Picture a fishing boat out at sea. The fishermen are lowering miles and miles of cable lined with thousands of baited hooks. These cables drift on the ocean currents before being slowly hauled back into the fishing
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The novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville is an epic tale of the voyage of the whaling ship the Pequod and its captain‚ Ahab‚ who relentlessly pursues the great Sperm Whale during a journey around the world. The narrator of the novel is Ishmael‚ a sailor on the Pequod who undertakes the journey out of his affection for the sea. He also doesn’t want to be in an important position‚ such as captain or cook‚ because then he’d have responsibilities‚ and that would really get him down to work and be able
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