Cetaceans

the objection to the moratorium and commenced commercial whaling. The Government of Iceland, a pro-whaling nation withdrew from IWC (rejoining in 2003), and the Canadian and Philippines Governments also withdrew. There are more than 80 species of cetaceans in the world. While some are endangered, some are abundant. The Japanese Government strongly supports the protection of endangered whale species such as Blue whales. On the other hand, the Japanese Government requests that the international…

The great white shark is thought to be the most frightening animal on Earth. However, after researching them, it seems that we perceive them to be much more fearsome then they really are. Some explorers have even went free-diving with these so-called “man-eaters,” trying to prove that these sharks are not actually predators of mankind. As time goes on, their fatal image is beginning to fade and possibly people will begin to understand that the harm they are causing is unintentional. The…

While you're paying money to go see sea animal do tricks, looking like they're happy and having the time of their lives, you’re actually just paying for more equipment for them to make these sea animals lives even more miserable. In captivity, many sea animals such as Orcas suffer from poor physical and mental health. When they are not in captivity they can travel 50 to 100 miles a day. But with them being in places like sea world their tanks are normally only twice their size, forcing the…

tend to get frustrated with all the screaming children and clapping adults. They tend to get bored of swimming in their small enclosures all day. As stated by Lori Valigra, “When tasked with entertaining tourists all day, with nowhere to escape, cetaceans often become bored, frustrated and aggressive.” This shows how human…

According to the article, ¨ Meet the 16 Year old Activist Who´s Leading the Fight to Free Captive Orcas¨, she is fighting for ¨ the end of cetacean slaughtering and captive holding,¨. This specifically means that she believes that aquatic species should not be harmed and that she is willing to fight for them. Also, another reason why she is a great teen activist is because she is a very courageous…

skeleton. Its main function is to act as a communication pathway between the brain and the body of the vertebrate. Usually, vertebrates have a fixed number of vertebral column, but there are variations in the number of vertebral columns within the cetacean species. Dolphins are vertebrates and are one of the fastest swimming species due to their morphological stability. The morphology can determine the region of the species with greater or lesser flexibility. The form of the centrum, facial…

Cetaceans should not be used for entertainment purposes, especially in a modern society where there are many different forms of entertainment. It is inhumane, it is dangerous for both humans and animals, and there is no valuable purpose in terms of human survival. It is up to humans to stop this,due to the fact that humans are the only ones with the power to stop this. Whales will generally reside in all of the oceans throughout the world, but during the winter seasons they will go north and…

The illegal hunting of Whales (Whaling) - Ella Stallwood Whaling is a practice utilized today which is used to chase down whales that are used for multiple reasons, however it is making numerous whale species end up jeopardized or beginning to be totally wiped out. A few reasons whales are hunted include the production of oil which is used to create candles, skincare and cosmetic items. They can likewise produce food including cooking oil, margarine and meat which makes burgers and other…

Mirror self-recognition in the bottlenose dolphin: A case of cognitive convergence What was done? An experiment was performed on two dolphins one was 13 years old male Bottlenose dolphin and other was 17 years old male bottle nose dolphin. This experiment was performed to see if there is any ability in dolphin to use the mirror to inspect any marked part of the body and to prove whether they have self- recognition ability in them or not. How it was done? Two dolphins were kept in the pool for…

Belshaw (XXXX-1) argues that death is a misfortune when it cuts short a live that one wanted to live. He agrees that death can be bad in absence of this requirement, but only bad in a way that does not matter. That is, death can be had as rust is bad for a tractor. The rust deteriorates the general condition of the tractor, and in that sense, it is bad for the tractor. However, the tractor does not suffer this badness, and thus it is not harmed by the rust. Consequently, the rust is bad for the…