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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 is the average length of a whale?

The average length of a whale depends on what the species of whale is. Blue Whales have been known to grow up to 100 feet even though with average of usually 85ft. Whereas dwarf sperm whales can only grow to 9 feet.

How do blue whales eat?

Blue whales are predators. 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.

What are sea cows a do they where live?

Cows in the sea, that can swim and breath underwater, and are located in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

Are deep sea creatures being harmed?

Yes every day by other deep sea creatures.

What traits do seals have to survive in their environment?

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Does the manatee help shape the land?

A Manatee (also known as the sea cow) are not known to shape the land. There is no scientific evidence that this mammal has anything to do with shaping the land.

What sedimentary rock is made underwater from the shells of animals?

limestone is made underwater from the shells of animals. We know this because limestone also contains many fossils.

Pearls are in what sea creatures?

Mother-of-Pearl is found in Oyster shells

Do monk seals lay eggs or have babies?

All seals are mammals, and mammals (apart from the monotremes) have 'babies', they do not lay eggs.

How many whales are killed by whalers?

over 400 whales are hunted every year from whaling

Do seals eat lichens?

Yes, seals like to eat lichens. They also eat fish, shellfish, krill and other foods. Some seals will also eat other, smaller seals.

What are the features of a platapus?

Apart from its looks, it is an aquatic mammal that lays eggs!

What species of whale eat other whales?

The killer whale may take whale calves, and sometime pods will attack adults, but the killer whale is not a true whale, but is in fact the world's largest dolphin.

How are people like sea lions?

the both give birth,they both can swim,and both eat

Can harp seals hear?

Yes although they are more adapted for underwater.

What have dolphins got?

There are two sorts of animals called "Dolphins", one is a fish, the common dolphinfish or mahi-mahi is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found worldwide in off-shore temperate, tropical and subtropical waters.

The other is an aquatic mammal which, while breathing air, lives its whole life in water. Most species are marine, but there are also fresh water dolphins. Dolphins use echo locating sonar to navigate and catch their food and have special structures in their head and jaws to enable this.