Cetacea

into the world of activism at the age of 12, when she saw the documentary “The Cove” that exposed the brutal dolphin hunt in Taiji, Japan. She then started to support an end to cetacean slaughtering and captive holding for entertainment purposes. (Cetacea are a widely distributed and large group of aquatic mammals that consists of the whales, dolphins, and…

1. In England, “daddy long legs” refers to a long-legged fly, but the same name refers to a spider-like animal in the United States. How do scientists attempt to avoid such confusion? Illustrate these two organisms specifying which “daddy long legs” they represent and give the correct scientific name for each one. Tipula sp. Pholcus phalangioides Metaphalangium albounilineatum Image: http://www.burkemuseum.org/blog/myth-daddy-longlegs-kind-spider Scientists gave a different…

Throughout the course of history, mammals have evolved attempting to adapt to their changing environments. Since the world is continuingly changing, mammals needed to also change their habits and adjust so that they may continue to thrive and live. Three exemplary mammals that adapted so that they could exploit aquatic environments are the Orcinus orca, a cetacean, more commonly known as the killer whale, the Trichechus inunguis, a Sirenia, more commonly called the Amazonian manatee, and finally…

Submitted to Dr. Abdul Qadir Submitted by Tayyaba Bashir Roll no 19 Class Bs 5th semester (M) Conservation status of Indus blind Dolphin Background The Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is highly endemic to the Indus River, the largest…