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Aquatic Mammals
This section is for questions about those mammals that live most, if not all of their lives in the water. With specially adapted breathing abilities, these swimmers are some of the most intelligent creatures known.
1,031 Questions
Why do harbor seals live in New England?
The Harbor Seal lives in New England because of the high salinity, or saltiness. they are accustomed to living naturally in salty water.
Can you seal flagstone decking and with what?
yes with thompsons waterseal yes with thompsons waterseal
Where do you sit to see the underwater sea creatures?
In front of the viewing window of an aquarium.
On a seat in a glass bottom boat.
Harp seal eyes allow them to see great underwater, most often times seeing their prey perfectly before their prey see them. Their whiskers also serves as an antenna sensing the smallest vibrations in the water of their prey. Baby harp seals use their white fur to camoflauge with the ice and snow.
"Tiger Seal" is the brand name for a polyurethane adhesive sealant. It will bond a wide range of materials. "Tiger Seal" is made my a company called U-Poll LTD. For the animals, no, there is not,but there is a Lepourd seals.
What is the name of a sea creature that does not have a backbone?
Any aquatic invertebrate could be described that way. Perhaps the term "marine invertebrate" is what you are looking for.
Invertebrate sea life includes the following phyla:
- Acoela;
- Annelida, (polychaetes and sea leeches);
- Brachiopoda;
- Bryozoa, also known as moss animals or sea mats;
- Chaetognatha;
- Cephalochordata;
- Cnidaria, such as jellyfish, sea anemones, and corals;
- Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimp, crayfish, barnacles, hermit crabs, mantis shrimps, and copepods;
- Ctenophora, also known as comb jellies;
- Echinodermata, including sea stars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, sea cucumbers, crinoids, and sea daisies;
- Echiura;
- Gnathostomulids;
- Gastrotricha;
- Hemichordata;
- Kamptozoa;
- Kinorhyncha;
- Loricifera;
- Merostomata; also know known as horseshoe crabs;
- Mollusca, including shellfish, squid, octopus, whelks, Nautilus, cuttlefish, nudibranchs, scallops, sea snails, Aplacophora, Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora, Polyplacophora, and Scaphopoda;
- Myzostomida;
- Nemertinea (ribbon worms);
- Orthonectida;
- Phoronida;
- Placozoa;
- Porifera (sponges);
- Priapulida;
- Pycnogonida (sea spiders);
- Sipunculida;
- Tunicata, also known as sea squirts;
- Some flatworms of the classes Turbellaria and Monogenea;
- Xenoturbella;
- Xiphosura.
I notice that this was originally posted in "aquatic mammals". All mammals are vertebrates so none of the aquatic mammals would lack a backbone.
What countries do seals live in?
Harp seals live in the Pacific Ocean. They range from northern Japan, up the Asian coast into the Bristol Bay.
How many deaths in the US are caused by Stingrays?
Stingrays are often very docile and calm creatures and have a reaction of gliding away from any commotion. Some, however, do have a hostile side. Contact with the stinger, which is usually only used for self-defense, is only life threatening if it pierces a vital organ. The most that will occur if say the stinger is in a leg is pain, swelling, and muscle cramps which can lead to infection if not treated properly. The actual amount of deaths is not certain but at least seventeen deaths have occurred since 1996. Steve Irwin, the "Crocodile Hunter," was only one of three deaths ever recorded in Australian history.
How have land mammals evolved into water mammals?
In the case of whales, the animal was so humongous it could not support itself well on land, so a few lucky species-men went in the water and bred, gradually evolving to suit to the water.
Others, I am unaware of.
No, I don't have a pet narwhal [Monodon monoceros]. Nor is it likely that anyone else has one. Narwhals live in Arctic waters off the northern Canadian, Greenland and Russian coasts; and in the northern Atlantic waters off the Canada and Greenland coasts. So it's prohibitively expensive for a pet store to collect, transport, and maintain the large sized narwhals. Additionally, the record of narwhal survival in environments other than their native habitat isn't encouraging to any narwhal pet store operator or narwhal pet owner. The narwhal is a picky eater and fussy habitat dweller. It favors a specialized diet of Arctic and polar fare, and a specialized environment of Arctic and polar cold waters and ice.
Tuna fish are not filter feeders. Tuna usually eat surface fish, or even lancetfish. They may also eat other tuna.
What pack do dolphin's stay in?
dolphins live in pods. the pod members stay together and get fish togetherr. for more info on that stuff check out www.kids/nationalgeographic.com
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How do sea lions float or any other marine animal?
Sea lions float at the surface with one or more flippers raised out of the water. It is believed that this behavior prevents them from losing too much body heat in the water. Sea lion and other marine animals float because of their tender or light bones
A whole lot. Whales do, Harbor Seals do, Otters do, other fish do, Sharks do,
pretty much every animal in the sea eats fish ALMOST every. Plankton do not, but I do not know anyone else
What is a deep-sea exploring vessel that starts with a B?
A Bathosphere and a diving bell. The first deep sea exploring vessels were in the shape of a bell and were open on the bottom just like a bell. They weren't able to go as low as we can now because there was no protection from increased pressure. They were lowered into the sea by a cable and had fresh air pumped into it. There was also a radio line so the people inside could talk to the people on the ship.
