pups weight 5.4 kg at birth and then grow to 175-275 kg. Female pups weigh 4.5 kg at birth and grow to 30-50 kg. Population/Lifespan 1 Million but the population is decreasing due to people hunting the seals and their predators such as killer whales and sharks. They live from 12 to 30 years. Range They travel throughout the Pacific rim from Japan to the channel islands of California. Habitat Fur seals live mostly in open water. They only go on land for pupping and breeding. They are only seen on
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In 2012 Sarah was being abused. Sarah is a 54- year-old captured elephant owned by a well known circus- “ The Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey.” This wild life creature that was put into captivity suffered with chronic infections and symptoms of arthritis and yet was forced to keep working. One of many times‚ after performing Sarah collapsed to the ground while being loaded into one of the railroad box cars‚ the circus didn’t examine her or gave her the proper medical procedure.They just forced
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The inner journey is one which involves the hurdling of psychological barriers‚ as well as cultural and social obstacles‚ rather than just a physical trek. The novel 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
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with Sinbad talking about how he began the voyage‚ with him auctioning off the remainder of patrimony and setting off on a merchant vessel with what he had left. The crew later went ashore to what ended up being a whale’s back‚ and in a panic‚ the whale dove into the sea and Sinbad was left behind‚
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reflex test subjects were used to compare findings based on specific variables. Marine mammals are an excellent example of this due to the fact they have to dive to extreme depths in order to get food. Introduction: Marine mammals such as seals‚ whales‚ and dolphins exhibit a reflex that allows for them to dive for extended periods of time. This adaptation allows the animal to only send oxygenated blood to only vital body parts. This reflex is due to the vasoconstriction of bradycardia‚ apnoea‚
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the kelp forests . It catches fish with its forepaws . They keep kelp forests healthy by eating animals that graze on kelp . They can get eaten by killer whales and sea lions . The great white shark is believed to be their primary predator‚ and dead sea otters have been found with injuries from shark bites‚ although there is no evidence that sharks actually eat them . Toxoplasma gondii parasites to the ocean and kill sea otters.Sea otters can do well in captivity‚ and are featured in over 40 public
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Nereids. In order to avenge the insult to his nymphs‚ Neptune sent a sea monster to ravage the Ethiopian coast. (Some accounts state that the constellation Cetus represents the sea monster‚ but a more common view of Cetus is that he is a peaceful whale.) The horrified king consulted Ammon‚ the oracle of Jupiter‚ who said that Neptune could be appeased only by sacrificing Cassiopeia’s beautiful virgin daughter‚ Andromeda‚ to the monster. Andromeda was duly chained to a rock on the coast‚ fully exposed
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coral‚ and other sea life. Then along came the monstrous 12ft hammerhead shark that roams around the cove every so often. It started to swim closer to us‚ so my father and I decided to go down near the coral so it wouldn’t think about us as food. As we descended down about 10 feet or so I heard a loud pop in my ear‚ but thought nothing of it because I was too worried about the shark. When we finally came up after the shark started to turn around to leave‚ my ear felt like someone was stabbing my
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“The Trust About Sharks” By Joan Bauer Setting –Identify the time and place. The story takes place during the day between 10:00 am and approximately 3:30 pm in Norwalk‚ Connecticut located in Fairfield County at Mitchell Gail’s department store. Main Character – Use at least two quotes from the text to reveal character traits. Include the page number. The main character is Beth. A seventeen year-old brunette girl who does “…not do mornings” and is a “…devout night person.” (pg. 32) Beth
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beginning in the Early Triassic period which are from the class of Chondrichthyes. As well that the Chondrichthyes are ancient sharks from the silurian period up until now but have slowly decease in size and shape. Stingrays have shown signs of being one of the evolution of the shark from the 422 period‚ from its anatomy view of point. The Jaw structure between the shark and the stingray are very similar it’s joined bone‚ and shape to have the same movement. The teeth of the ray are “Plate-like teeth
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