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    Classification – Chondrichthyes is a class that contains the cartilaginous fishes: they are jawed vertebrates with paired fins, paired nares, scales, a heart with its chambers in series, and skeletons made of cartilage rather than bone. The kingdom of a grey nurse shark is Animalia because the grey nurse shark is a multicellular animal. The phylum is Chordata because it is a large animal that includes vertebrates . The class is Chondrichthyes because it has a cartilaginous skeleton. The order…

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    The Whale Rider Essay

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    The movie the Whale Rider, directed by Niki Caro is a touching movie of the story of pakier and her journey of becoming spiritual and leading her people while overcoming the doubt of her beloved grandfather. This movie shows different factors of kiwi and maori culture, gender and family. This movie shows how cultures can develop largely from small factors these factors mainly involve culture related aspects. The movie exhibits many different filming techniques from the director to clearly show…

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    Dolphins Research Paper

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    so what’s so wrong with that now? Most people think that the Navy using dolphins and sea lions to do jobs such as hunting mines and guarding GOP yachts. They should, however, be used for these jobs because they are more capable than humans, have safer jobs than humans, and have lots of training beforehand. The government didn’t just randomly pick dolphins and sea lions; they chose them because of their abilities. Dolphins have a biological sonar, a sense that allows them to use sounds to detect…

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    The show Deadliest Catch just returned to Discovery for Season 4 and they are already being accused of faking scenes for the new season. The Hollywood Reporter shared details about why they believe that the Season 4 premiere of The Deadliest Catch had a few things that were faked for drama. The season started out with a huge storm in the Bering Sea. Early start filming @ Yaquina Bay w/ Silent Crow Production to support Deadliest Catch show filmed off Oregon Coast. pic.twitter.com/bvhpvsFs8C…

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    The Fins in this project are based on the Thresher shark. Its tail is shaped like a thresher, and the shark uses it as a weapon to stun its prey. Since this shark is an active predator, its tail should not only be used as a weapon, but also a great source of propulsion. In order to design and compare a fin to this extraordinary shark tail, a simple trapezoid was created to set a base model. Its dimensions are as follow: This fin is the base model designed to set the first data of propulsion, so…

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    Biggs Killer Whales

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    In this study I want to tag Biggs killer whales (Orcinus orca), also known as mammal eating or transient killer whales, in the mid-Salish sea. Biggs killer whales are named after Michael Bigg, a Canadian marine biologist who is considered the founder of killer whale research (Paterson, 2002). Bigg was the first scientist to look at the differences between killer whales that preyed on fish and stayed in one home range all year and those that preyed on mammals and live in larger unknown ranges. It…

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    Dolphin Training People have been training dolphins to perform in movies and shows to entertain families, to help with the military, and have been trained to save more lives in open water than specially trained life savers. For more than 50 years the military has been taking the time to train dolphins. The movie industry has been training dolphins to play a role in movies and tv shows. Studies show that people could live a maximum of 10 weeks with a dolphin. There was a stunt that had to have…

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    Octopus Research Papers

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    People underestimate the awesomeness of the octopus. Octopuses are magnificent sea creatures living all around the world. Containing over 300 species! The word Octopus is from the Greek language meaning eight-legged. They are boneless creatures, also known as invertebrates. Octopuses are interesting in several ways. For example, the way they lose their shape out of the water. In the water, they are able to disappear, flee, prey on other creatures, and glide across the water! The amount of…

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    I am the dolphin. Dolphins are loved by many and their reputation is well deserved because they help people in trouble, they’re friendly and playful. These animals, besides being friendly, have other features that are fascinating and unique in which case makes them…

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    Stunning Spinners Spinner dolphins, which are mammals, are defined by a plethora of remarkable facts, and face an abundance of dangers. In addition, scientists have developed a fascinating method of taking samples of these dolphins. Out in the open ocean, spinner dolphins eat fish and squid, who live with them in tropical waters worldwide. Spinner dolphins can grow to be 1.8-2.1 meters or 6-7 feet long, and they weigh 55-75 kilograms or 121-165 pounds. Although a spinner dolphin’s life span…

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