Baleen whale

In the year 1828 the first whale shark was discovered by scientists. Whale sharks are the largest fish in the sea, measuring lengths of up to 40 feet long. That is about the size of a bus. Even though the largest whale shark in the world was 40 feet long scientists think that the species could grow even larger than that. Whale sharks are carnivores so t hey eat meat. That means that they have an giant menu of small sea creatures to choose from. Their favorite meals to eat are plankton, krill,…

Any scientific endeavor must be held to impeccable ethical standards that ensure the safety of all involved. A much better approach to the issue of understanding more about whales is identifying those animals that are injured or sick in the wild and collecting them to be healed and studied. When an animal’s lifespan is quartered and they begin to demonstrate behaviors that are unprecedented in the wild, another approach must…

The Great White Shark that I chose to research was Katherine. She was tagged on August 20, 2013 in Cape Cod Massachusetts. She weighed 2,300 pounds, 14 feet and 2 inches. She was named in honor of Katharine Lee Bates, a Cape Cod native and songwriter—best known for her poem and song “America The Beautiful”. The latest ping for Katharine is off the coast of Florida, near New Smyrna Beach. This area is also known as the shark capital and it consists of murky water that has bait fish within it.…

I am reading ”The Bass,the River, and Sheila Mant” by W.D. Wetherell. This story is about a boy and he has to choose between a girl he likes and fishing. In this journal I will be questioning and. I wonder if will he choose Sheila or the bass. The first possibility is he could choose the bass.He loves fishing. He knows everything there is to know about fishing. He has spent most of his time fishing. This bass is the biggest bass he has ever seen and the bass is really strong. He thinks that the…

Tomi is a friendly Japanese boy who is trying to bring up his father’s sunken boat. Tomi is trying to pull this off with the help of his friends. Some adjectives that describe Tomi are determined, smart, friendly. Tomi is determined. Tomi gets his friends and his grandfather “Ojii-Chan” to make a plan to raise the voat. They try all kinds of ideas and work to lighten the boat so that it can be raised. They borrowed some marine pontoon boats to lift the hull, and they were successful because in…

The Sea Horse and the Whale There once was a whale that was bigger than all of the creatures of the world. He could rock the earth with his mighty splashes, that were larger than any other splashes in the world. The Whale lived with a community of animals including sharks, octopuses, stingrays, dolphins, crabs, jellyfish, lobsters, eels, seals, starfish, sea turtles, clown fish, rainbow fish, and one little Sea Horse. The Whale bragged day ,after day, after day, about how he could make humungous…

Because of the danger to the trainers and mistreatment and emotional instability of the killer whales, Sea World needs to be shut down and the orcas need to be placed in an animal sanctuary in order to save them from being placed in the wild where they will be unable to survive. An Orca is a black and white colored species of the Delphinidae family, Genius Orcinus and weighs approximately six tons (Bradford). They have a long dorsal fin on their back, very sharp 4 inch teeth, and live in many…

Since 1961, at least 148 orca whales have been put into captivity. These whales are taken from the wild and put in aquariums and forced to perform for our entertainment. Although some people believe there is nothing wrong with keeping Orca whales in captivity, it is detrimental to their health and it’s inhumane because they are confined in small areas, separated from their families, and they can become aggressive in captivity. ( sorce People believe that keeping the whales in captivity can be…

name, considering they were once one of the most successful amusement parks in the world. Everyone wanted to come see Shamu, the huge majestic killer whale, do tricks so close to us we could get soaked. The whales always seemed to be in sync with the performers; we thought nothing could top getting splashed by gallons of water by a humongous whale. Unfortunately, in recent years, the saying “all press is good press” has not seemed to apply to SeaWorld. In 2013, the documentary Blackfish debuted…

This cinematic distortion of facts casts SeaWorld in an incriminating light. One example is the very opening scene of the film, a construction of various clips of killer whales and trainers, with inauspicious music and an audio clip of a 911 call made regarding Dawn Brancheau’s death. This is formulated with the intent to mislead the audience into believing that Dawn Brancheau was killed during or surrounding a water event…