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    But animals can not speak for what they believe in. Killer whales are kept at seaworld in tanks that seem like bathtubs to them almost their entire life. But it’s not just orcas at seaworld its animals in aquariums and zoos all around the world. Orcas must not be kept in captivity because they won’t be as healthy‚ they´re captured from the wild‚ and their lives become completely unnatural. The first reason orcas must not be in captivity is because they won’t be as healthy. According to the website

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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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    Held Hostage

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    Jaclyn Edwards MGMT 3180 Chap 2 Assignment May 30‚ 2013 Held Hostage 1. I was quite shocked with the aggressiveness of the French workers‚ however feel like if you want to get something done then go for it‚ however this could be very dangerous for the executives. Like the text said the actions of employees could become violent especially if they feel they have nothing to lose. I think my reaction to these events are influenced by my culture‚ because if that were to happen in the United

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    Essay On Orca Captivity

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    known as killer whales‚ can grow up to twenty to thirty feet on average and swim up to 100 miles a day‚ keeping their body healthy and fit. Aside from their large and strong body structure‚ Orcas are highly intelligent and social animals that work together in pods when hunting while even being capable of swimming as deep as thirty feet. So why in captivity‚ are Orcas being kept in pools that range from eighteen to twenty-eight feet deep? The average lifespan of a killer whale ranges from thirty

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    Killer Whales Behavior

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    Killer Whales are very smart and very social. They have been developing in the sea far longer than humans have been developing on land. Why is this important you may their brains that humans don’t have. Their insular cortex‚ frontal operculum‚ and limbic lobe are much bigger than the ones in human’s brains‚ even when taking brain to body into consideration ratios. The insular cortex is used to hear and listen for things‚ the bigger it is the better you can hear. The frontal operculum is used to speak

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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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    Blue Whale

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    Common Name- Blue Whale Scientific Name- Balaenoptera musculus Family- Balaenopteridae- derived from the French‚ rorqual meaning whale Related Species- Sei Whale‚ Humback Whale‚ Fin Whale‚ Bryde’s Whale‚ Eden’s Whale‚ Common Minke Whale‚ Antarctic Minke Whale‚ and Omura’s Whale. Family Traits- Members of the Family Balaenopteridae have a narrow elongated flipper‚ feed on crustaceans by gulping water and pushing it out through baleen plates‚ have a dorsal fin and gestation last from 11-12 months

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    Humpback Whales

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    Marine Biology Research Project Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Cetacea Family: Balaenopteridae Common Name: Humpback whale Genus Species: Megaptera Novaeangliae Common Name: Humpback whale Genus Species: Megaptera Novaeangliae General Description: A. Body Symmetry: Bilateral B. Special Pigments or Coloration: Dark grey with lighter underbelly; flippers and flukes are grey and spotted with white C. Habitat: (Zone) Benthic and coastal (Geographic):

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