Cetaceans

kill you," says marine mammal scientist Naomi Rose of the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington, DC. Orcas are also known as killer whales, but they are actually dolphins, not whales although both whales and dolphins belong to the same group, the cetaceans. SeaWorld has not captured a wild orca for 35 years, instead breeding them in captivity. Today 56 orcas remain in captivity, part of a total of…

general, discuss about aquatic life. Also, the evolutionary relationship between the two marine animals will be analyzed. II. Background Information on Bottlenose Dolphins Bottlenose Dolphins belong to the Class Mammalia, and are within the order cetacean. Further, they are a part of the delphinid family. (Janik, 2013) Their beak size is the…

conditions. In addition to using these creatures only or profit and entertainment, the actual form of capturing is harmful to the mammal as well. “The capture of wild dolphins and whales is violent, cruel and disruptive to entire communities of cetaceans and ecosystems in which they live,” (Habitat and Humanity). Forcing dolphins to suffer in these parks for the enjoyment of others is morally wrong because of the suffering it causes. Tom Regan, a well-known philosopher, wrote an article…

Marine Biology, as defined by dictionary.com, is ¨The scientific study of organisms living in or dependent on the oceans.¨ When hearing this combination of words, most tend to think of working with cetaceans, or whales and dolphins, and pinnipeds, or seals, sea lions, and walruses. However, this is far from true. There are multiple branches and subdivisions, but most fall under of of two specialties. Thereś laboratory Marine Biologists and Field Operations Technicians. Marine Biological…

Narwhals are part of the phylum Chordate and class Mammalia. They belong to the order Artiodactyla or even-toed ungulates which means they bare their weight on the third and fourth toe and the infraorder Cetacean which includes whales. Their family, Monodontidae, only includes Narwhals and Beluga whales. They are part of a one species genus called Monodon and their scientific name in Monodon Monoceros. Narwhals inhabit the cold deep waters of the Arctic Circle, mostly found in North Eastern…

President’s Council On Environmental Policy (CEQ). It was one of the first laws ever written that creates a national framework for protecting our environment. Marine Mammal Protection Act - (1972) The MMPA protects all marine mammals including cetaceans, pinnipeds, and sirenians. The act makes it illegal to take marine mammals out of their habitat without a permit. People are not allowed to harass, capture, hunt, or kill any marine mammal. Improvements were made to the Response Program, which…

Pafford, 1 Research Paper There are differing opinions about the ethical treatment of animals at SeaWorld. SeaWorld was founded in March 15, 1959 by George Millay, Milt Shedd, Ken Norris and David DeMott. Their ideas grew into a marine zoological park. It grew into the marine park we know today. Shamu was one of the first orcas captured alive. This made her a very popular orca that a lot people knew about and wanted to go see. There are still a lot of disagreements with how she was treated.…

once did. Vestigial structures do not have to be nonfunctional in order to be considered vestigial; they may “retain lesser functions or develop minor new ones, but nevertheless be in a degenerated state” (Evidence of Evolution). Whales and other cetaceans “still possess a vestigial pelvis, and some have greatly reduced and nonfunctional hindlimbs” (Sutera). A transitional fossil must also be located at the right point in time between two groups of animals. Numerous transitional fossils have…

Complete Mitochondrial genomes of four entomopathogenic Nematode species of the genus Steinernema. Parasites Vectors P&V, 9, 1-8. 3. Montelli S, Peruffo A, Patarnello T, Cozzi B, Negrisolo E. 2016 Back to water: Signature of adaptive evolution in Cetacean Mitochondrial tRNAs. PLOS ONE, PLoS ONE…

The zoo industry is a huge industry and nothing makes a better family escapade then a trip to the zoo. The family atmosphere and wondrous animals are awe inspiring for the young children experiencing the exotic zoo. But are these establishments friends or foe to the animals they harbor inside. When we examine philosophically the position of the animals that reside in zoo’s, questions like, do we have the right to take away their freedom? Can animals be classified as persons? We find that the…