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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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Yes, orcas (killer whales), false killer whales, pilot whales, bottlenose whales, bottlenose dolphins, and marlins eat tuna fish. Also,sperm whalesand sharks occasionally eat tuna fish but they tend to be too slow to catch up to tuna fish in most situations. The giant, filter-feeding whales and sharks can only eat small fish (usually not small tuna fish) and other small creatures in the ocean.
How can you help people to stop killing whales?
Killing is a bad thing to do. If that's not obvious to you, you should seek help.
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1) There are people who believe that whales (along with dolphins and a handful of other marine mammals) are sentient species (not animals), and that killing them is akin to killing human beings.
2) Also of concern is that some whale species are declining in population, and they don't want the species to die out.
Whether or not either of these facts is correct is the subject of debate. Whales and dolphins can be trained to do complicated tasks, and dolphins have been observed engaging in sophisticated behaviors that suggest a greater-than-expected capacity for reasoning. But there is no evidence of actual self-aware communication between these animals and human beings. That is, they do not "talk" to us in any linguistic sense. Also, they do not have any technological development.
Judging the population size of marine mammals is difficult at best. They roam a great deal, rather than staying confined to one area, and can dive deeply. We cannot scan the entire ocean at once (not even close), so population estimates are just that -- estimates. Similarly, it is difficult to determine if a population is declining or not.
Currently, Seaworld maintains a list of several species that are believed to be very low in number and/or declining.
Why are whales in Antarctica so important?
Whaling has been carried out by various groups of people around the world for thousands of years. Archaeological evidence suggests that primitive whaling, by Inuit and others in the North Atlantic and North Pacific, was practiced by 3000 BC. For most of this time the level of the fishery remained quite low, though became an important part of the folklore and traditions of many groups of indigenous peoples. For a family or community living in an impoverished environment, a caught whale meant ample food over a long period.
There are not that many places in the world where whales regularly come close in to the shore line, and there was always the limitation on the types of whales that could be taken by pursuing them in open boats and killing them using hand harpoons - the risks involved were very great too. Larger whale species such as Blue and Fin whales were safe from early whalers because of their enormous size and speed.
Are people helping blue whales?
The mako shark is often hunted due to its small size which makes it popular among hunters and fisherman. It is also often killed due to its aggressive nature. Currently, it conservation status is vulnerable, which is defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as" likely to become endangered unless the circumstances threatening its survival and reproduction improve. " If killing of the shark is curbed in the near future, its likelihood for comeback is very good as the shark is quite adaptable and will nearly anything smaller than it.
Do hump back whales like people?
Yes. indeed they are. i have lived on the sea coast of Maine for 28 years and work for a conservation society who is devoted to ridding the rivers of lobster gear and fishing nets so the marine mammals and wildlife does not get caught in them and drown. i once had a friend porpoise names eye patch. i had saved eye patch from being entangled in a drift net. her pod never left her and she lived in the harbor but every morning she would come to my dock and i would feed her my left over dinner from the night before. she would follow my ship where ever i went (including month long trips i would take to places as far as Iceland eye patch learned to love me and accept me as her pod. she later died in a storm when she got separated from my ship and after searching for 3 weeks i gave up hope on ever seeing her again. five years later a pod of porpoises were crossing my ship's path and one of the porpoises, eye patch, only distinctive by her one eye that had been gouged out by the old drift net came to my ship and stayed with me for the rest of the day until we both went our separate ways. there is not doubt in my mind that she understood who i was and what i did, i protect her kind and had defended me many times. i make it my life commitment to save the oceans and her habitat from human destruction.
When did people start killing the whales?
Ever since the "cave men." It has been going on for centuries and is endangering all types of whales.
How many types of whales have teeth?
only baleen whale have bristley teeth. all whale HAVE teeth. but whale like Killer Whales have sharp teeth!Q :)
How long ago did the ancestors of the whales enter the sea?
About 50 million years
that's a long time.....
The density increases..
Is a blue whale heavier than a panda?
No way! Pandas wouldn't get big enough to be as heavy as a whale. Even a baby whale.
Echolocation is useful because it helps bats, shrews, dolphins/whales etc. It has evolved to allow the animals to "see" around them in the night (bats) or in murky water (dolphins/whales) otherwise these animals would have died
Right whales, gray whales, humpback whales, and blue whales are baleen whales, which means that they don't have teeth. They cannot eat large fishes, seals, and sea lions. They only eat plankton.
What difference between a elephant and whale have?
An elephant is a mammal that can only live on the ground .But the whale can live in only water.Besides that, they are both mammals and are huge!
How do you make a moving tail?
You can always stick one of those wooden snake dodads in it to make it sway...
What is the life expectancy of a whale in years?
Whales generally live for 40-200 years, depending on their species, but it is rare to find one that lives over a century.
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not long because the Japanese kills whales quickly after the bombing of Hiroshima when a dolphin and a whale bombed the Japs and when the US gave them a picture of this, the Japanese thanked us by ending the war.
HUMPBACK WHALE
No whale sharks don't have blow holes they have gills like other sharks
The male dorsal fin averages 6' tall.
The orca is the fastest marine mammal able to swim 35 mph.
A Killer whale weighs up to 1000 stone which is 14000 pounds, they are members of the dolphin family and their average length is 26-32ft
Males typically range from 6-8m (19-26 ft). They can weigh up to 6 tonnes.
Females are smaller, generally ranging from 5-7m (16-23 ft) and they may weigh from 4 to 5 tonnes.
The largest Killer Whale ever recorded was a male off the coast of Japan, measuring 9.8 m (32 ft) and weighed over 8 tonnes(17,636 lb).
Calves at birth weigh about 180 kg (350-500 lb) and are about 2.4 m long (6-8 ft).
The Killer whale's large size and strength make them among the fastest marine mammals, often reaching speeds in excess of 56 km/h (35 mph). The males dorsal fin is about double the size of the females.
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Ive done a big big big big big!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! project on Orcas (also know as killer whales) so i should know and i do know here you go MALE(bull):5,8 to 6,7 meters long can way up to about 500kg Female(cow): 4,9 in length and can weigh up to about 3500kg.Fish move by swimming. They move their fins back and forth to swim. Some fishes have a swim bladder which is an organ that help bony fish stay in different depth.
