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Whales

The largest animals on earth, whales include a number of diverse species of aquatic mammals. Living their entire lives in the water, they have been a source of wonder to mankind.

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Why do they call the right whale a right whale?

The right whale got it`s name because they were slow, big and easy to find, so they were the "Right" whale to hunt.

Right Whales are called that because they were the "right whale" to hunt. They lived where the early industrial whalers hunted and they float when dead and when people would go whaling the right whale was very slow and they would swim close to the surface :)

What do killers eat?

That depends on what you mean by "killers". I am assuming you mean Killer Whales, in which case they are not predated upon by other animals. However when they die they are eaten by sea scavenger species including fish, crustaceans and worms.

Do whales give birth to young?

Yes, a whale is a mammal and gives birth do live babies.

Are dolfin related to whales?

Dolphins and whales are both cetaceans. They are very closely related. Cetaceans are land animals that have returned to live in the sea. You can tell this by looking at their skeletons. They still have the bones of arms and legs, even though they have just two front flippers now. The animal called the killer whale, or orca, is actually the largest kind of dolphin.

How have whales adapted to survive in cold sea waters?

they have bluuber and when the water is clod thy leva.

Why do some whales have baleen teeth?

Its because of its diet, which is mainly fish. Most cetacea actually do have teeth, from the smaller porpoises to the huge Sperm Whale. The only whales that don't have teeth are the baleen whales, such as the Blue Whale and the fin whale.

What traits make sharks and rays in subclass Elasmobranchii successful predators?

The elasmobranchs are distinguished by separate gill openings, http://www.answers.com/topic/amphistylic-vertebrate-zoology or http://www.answers.com/topic/hyostylic-vertebrate-zoology jaw suspension, and sensory http://www.answers.com/topic/ampulla (of Lorenzini) in the head region. also the lateral line system. their are probobly other characteristics but this is a good short list

Is moby dick the largest whale in the world?

Moby Dick is a literary figure. A Product of the imagination.

Moby Dick was supposed to be a sperm whale, which isn't among the biggest whales.

Can basking sharks close their mouth?

It is taking in plankton for food or water for air in its gills

Do whales migrate each season?

yes, they go south eastern directional pathways to get to a warmer part of the deep dark cold large water. Many whales decide to reproduce in the colder mid-sections of the water so their babies get used to the temperature. According to Canada demographics magazine, it's possible for a baby to be born without enough fat, therefore shivering inside the mother causing the mother to get tired of looking after it and making it leave with a different pack.

How do whales stay warm?

A whale keeps warm from its blubber. Its a thick layer of fat, keeping the whale from the icy waters of the ocean. The feeling of how a whale keeps warm with blubber can be tested yourself: Take a nice soft fuzzy sock and put it on your hand. Then fill a tub up with freezing cold water and place your hand inside. That's how a whale keeps warm! (not with socks).

Blubber and their body metabolism

Can you eat fin whales?

fin whales eats squid, fish, krill or other crustaceans

Should whale hunting be banned even if just for a sport?

To my mind, hunting purely for sport is much worse than hunting for commerce - at least commercial whale hunting has a purpose, to use the whale products. However, I leave it to the experts to calculate whether some species of whale could sustain hunting, some certainly cannot at present.

Is whale blubber a fuel?

yes, the blubber you have to burn and you get the fuel

What does a whales blow hole do?

releases body fluids and other whale wastes

Why do whales splash their tails?

During a test conducted in the early 90's the Univeristy of Gullabull conducted a study and proved that wales do indeed backflip as this was a defense mechanism to deflect the torpeddos from the japenese whalers. It was later found out that they have a titanium underplate that insome cases can DEFLECT and then INFLECT towards the predators. Thanks :)

What is the function of a whale flipper?

A whale's tail is called its flukes. The flukes are used in swimming

Are whales kosher?

In order for fish to be kosher it has to have scales and fins. Dolphins do not meet this requirement and therefore are not kosher.

If you take the approach that a dolphin is a mammal so therefore the rules about fish don't apply, mammals have to have split hooves and chew there cud so yet again, dolphins are not kosher.

What evidence supports the hypothesis that whales evolved from land-dwelling mammals?

The evidence that supports the hypothesis that whales evolved from land-dwelling mammals includes the sinonyx. This is a wolf sized mammal that is believed to be a transition between the land animal and the ocean whale.

What is it called when a whale dives under the water and his tail comes out?

It is called breaching (or sometimes blowing, but that is more the act of blowing the air out)