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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

What do blue whales drink?

Whales drink sea water and also get water from their food. They have special glands that remove most of the salt from the ocean water, making it safe for them to drink.

How do whales know where to go when they migrate?

Cetaceans may have a extra sense called biomagnetisium. What that does is enables cetaceans to detect variations in the Earth's magnetic field. They may use that magnetic field as a map to navigate.

Do dolphins eat anything besides fish?

With rare exceptions, Dolphins eat fish and squid.

Killer whales will eat seals and turtles.

Blue whales eat plankton and brill.

But one thing is for sure -- it is all seafood.

Right whale facts what they eat?

zooplankton, primarily the tiny crustaceans called copepods, as well as krill, and pteropods, although they are occasionally opportunistic feeders

What do blue whales eat on a daily basis?

Blue Whales are Carnivores. Its favorite food is "Krill". An Adult blue whale can kill upto 40 million krill per day. They can eat nearly 3500 kilograms of krill in a single day. They need nearly 1.5 million kilocalories of energy per day and so, they nearly eat nonstop. Small fish, crustaceans and squids too get caught when they trap krill in their mouth.

They scoop up large quantities of water into their mouth along with krill and other small aquatic creatures and then filters and push the water out. All remaining animals are swallowed.

How do true seals hear?

True seals have ears, just not external ears. Their ears are simple holes on the sides of their heads, but they have the same general internal ear structures as any other mammal. Sound carries very well in water, so true seals can hear perfectly well when submerged. Note that other marine mammals - whales, dolphins, manatees and such - also lack external ears. In air, they can still hear, but perhaps not as well as some other mammals.

Does a seal live in the sea?

Yes, because they have streamlined bodies to help them move through the water quickly.

Where is seal team 6 based?

SEAL team 6 does no longer exist under the name "SEAL team 6" they are now called the "naval special warfare development group" or DEVGRU. But they are based out of Virginia Beach, VA.

Do harp seals have tails?

The same reason most animals that have whiskers do. It's part of there sense of touch. With seals, their whiskers help them sense slight changes in the movement of the water, helping them chase after prey and avoid predators.

Are there seals in Cornwall?

yes there are loads on the ilses of scilly and in most places

Can I get one Statistic about manatee?

Manatee (family Trichechidae, genus Trichechus), sometimes known as Sea Cows, have a gestation period of 12 months. They are aquatic mammals that never leave the water, but must breath air.Their Mating Season‎ has no specific period.

Length‎: ‎10-12 feet

Weight‎: ‎1,500-1,800 lbs

Number of offspring‎: ‎1 calf

What is the mass of a 90000kg whale in milligrams?

There are a million (1,000,000) milligrams in a kilogram. Therefore you have to multiply by this factor. 90,000x1,000,000 is 90,000,000,000 milligrams.

Do seals live in rivers?

The harbor seal, is a widespread species in both the north Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and is found in Alaska along the coast extending from Dixon Entrance north to Kuskokwim Bay and west throughout the Aleutian Islands. Reefs, sand and gravel beaches, sand and mud bars, and glacial, pan ice, and sea ice are commonly used for haul-out sites. Harbor seals are sometimes found in rivers and lakes, usually on a seasonal basis (present in summer, absent in winter). At Iliamna Lake, seals are present year-round and are probably resident

Are pink dolphins warm blooded?

All species of dolphins are warm blooded, as they are aquatic mammals.

What effect can caffeine have on older people?

Older people may be more sensitive to caffeine and thus more likely to have certain side effects, such as irritability, nervousness, anxiety, and sleep problems.

Sheep is to flock as whales are to?

A school of Whales.

Hope this answers your question:)

How does a sea animal like dolphin survive in water without gills please give answer same Long?

The dolphins (whales and porpoises, etc) are aquatic mammals. As mammals they need to come to the surface and breath air into and out of their internal lungs. They can only stay underwater for a period of time, depending on the species. Fish, on the other hand, are not mammals and breath by passing water over their gills, extracting oxygen, and they have no need to come to the surface to breath.

Why Do Seals Eat Fish?

they eat fish because it is nice and refreshing