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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 physiology does a whale use to jump out of the water?
The behaviour is called breaching. It's not just Sperm Whales that do this, whales in general as well as rays and some sharks do this.
Why? Scientists are studying the behaviour and aren't sure why they do this. One theory is it's a way of communicating to one another. Think of it as a long distance communication system. Another theory is that it's a method of removing barnacles and other irritations from their skin.
What is the word for manatee in french?
Lamantin or vache de mer are French equivalents of the English word manatee.
Specifically, the masculine noun lamantin is pronounced "lah-maw-teh."
The feminine noun vache literally means "cow." The preposition de means "of." The feminine noun mermeans "sea." The pronunciation will be "vahsh duh mehr" in French.
What organisms interact with the blue whale in its ecosystem?
nothing really hunts the blue whale the only organism to really do damage to the blue whale is humans from when we use to hunt them for their oil but that was stopped 5 decades ago.
What are some of the enviormental factors that creature adapt to in the deep sea?
Shut up ba students
As babies they mainly just have milk. When they grow older they eat fish.
What does a gray seal look like?
Grey seals tend to be friendlier than other breeds, if you have reared one since a pup then they will be very docile. but i wouldn't recomend one as a pet!
How long has the harp seal been endangered?
Harp Seals have never been endangered there number is increasing more each year.
How often can leopard seals give birth?
Leopard seals have a gestation period of approximately 8 to 9 months, before giving birth to a single pup.
Ross Seal dont eat at all! Can you believe it. Actually they only eat Julia Gillard's hair. OMG
What are the abiotic factors of Sea Lions?
Abiotic Factor: The Sea Otter is carnivorous, so it eats mussels, etc. So, the organisms that are in a shell, the sea otter brings the shell to the surface and get a rock to crack the shell open. Obviously, the rock would be an abiotic factor. So the rock helps the otter survive by letting it eat (source of energy).
How many whales in antarctica get killed each year?
Over 1000 whales in Antarctica, get killed each year.
What is the deepest sea living creature?
sperm whale i know this from watching the most extream epicode: is divers, it is on animal planet hope this helped :)
Which sea creatures swims by squirting out water througha tube?
A sponge swims by squirting water out through a tube
