Humpback whale

time advocating against whale hunting when there are other conservation issues they should be focusing on such as ocean acidification or the destruction of reef habitats. A study conducted in 2000 by Baker explored what type of whales are being hunted for resources. He found that the fin whale (Balaenoptera Physalus), sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis), bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera brydei), blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), sperm whales (Physeter…

Thesis: Whales are ecosystem engineers that maintain the health and solidity of the ocean. I admit, when you first hear me ramble about poop it may be hard to see the relevance in your life…But hopefully by the end you’ll become as obsessed as I am. Whaling is the practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil (also called train oil), meat, or whalebone for over a thousand years. Meat and oil from these whales is sold in Japanese, Norwegian, and Icelandic food markets or given…

Whales are fancy creatures. They are considered as the biggest mammals in the world. An adult whale can grow up to 30 m long and 180 t weight. There are 7 different main species of this giant mammal such killer, Minke, Sei, humpback, right, finback, and blue. Whales are mostly considered as predators. The interesting thing about the whales is that they are considered as highly intelligent animals with emotion. the social behavior of whales. They live alone or in groups. However, they are mostly…

Blue Whale The blue whale Balaenoptera musculus is a marine mammal belonging to the baleen whales Mysticeti. The blue whale is the largest animal to have ever existed. The blue whale can mature up to 100 feet long and can weigh up to 173 tons. The diet of the blue whale consisits of mostly small crustaceans known as krill but also eat small plants and fish. The blue whale’s body type is long and slender and their body shade varies from greyish blue to a dark navy blue. The whales dorsal can…

Introduction Humpback whales live in fission-fusion societies (Rendella 2001: 311). Through test of DNA haplotypes, maternal migration traditions have been identified to guide migration route (Rendella 2001:313). Humpback calves, at first, follow their mothers to learn the migration paths between breeding and feeding grounds (Rendella 2001: 313).Yet, the most interesting and contested ideas about Humpback whether or not they have culture. The use of their songs, and their feeding…

Killer whales are the epitome of teamwork when it comes to hunting. When confronted by a pod of killer whales the prey has very little chance of escaping. Killer whales can be found all over the earth’s oceans and nearly everything is on the menu, which makes them an important apex predator. An animal’s feeding habits such as what and how much can determine how much of an impact the animal has on the ecosystem. In the case of the killer whale it clearly has a notch at the top of the marine…

population of whales. I contend that the protection of whales, or any other species which are in danger of extinction is a positive and necessary step, but the protection of thriving species is unnecessary. Norway only allows whaling of minke whales (fisheries.no, 2013) and said species is considered to have a healthy stock of whales (IWC. n.d.). Japan hunts Minke, Humpback and Fin whales according to Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) (WDC. 2006), with both Humpback and Fin whales being…

George Millay, Milt Shedd, Ken Norris and David DeMott originally founded the SeaWorld we know today in the late 1950’s to early 1960’s. It was originally a subsidiary of Busch Gardens, housing a bird sanctuary, and eventually it turned into a water park. Its founders, however, had plans for the facility. They envisioned an underwater restaurant that would allow guests to look into a large pool and see marine animals close up but that idea soon expanded when Ted Griffin, sold Shamu to SeaWorld…

Writer's Statement For my text production piece I chose to compose an expository piece after I was inspired by the story of Moby Dick and its description of whales as monstrous beings. My overall intention in writing my piece was to uncover the truth behind the Norwegian whaling industry, an industry readily overlooked in favour of the more brutal Japanese traders. The form of this expository piece abides by the conventions of an informative speech. The alliterative title No-way out of Norway…

Over century’s whales have been killed for a number of different reasons. Each year, around 350 whales are killed by the Japanese. Japanese whaling begun in the 1890s and is still continuing today. Consuming whale meat has and still is a part of Japan's history and culture since 1890. Whale meat became a crucial part of the Japanese food supply after World War II, because it was a cheap source of protein for a country that was suffering from post war poverty. Japan was heavily involved in…