Oceanic dolphin

There is an old legend about a monster living in the depths of Loch Ness. Some say that it is a dinosaur, others say it's a giant serpent, and others believe it is something else. However, I believe it is one big fat hoax. Many Loch Ness plants and animals are large, large enough to be confused for a monster. One example of something that could be confused as a monster is a sturgeon. Many Loch Ness sightings described Nessie to have bony plates on its back, which matches a sturgeons…

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…

Humpback whales can be recognized by their large size, bumpy head, and long flippers. Atlantic humpbacks have mainly white flippers, but those in the Pacific have a darker color to them. In the Northern hemisphere, humpback whales are found in the North Pacific to the South-East Alaskan. Humpbacks from the Western area and the Bering Sea migrate to Northern Marianas. Humpback whales are facing extinction due to poaching. Poaching is the illegal hunting and killing of an animal. Humpback whales…

magnificent lighthouses are just some of the charms of Laguna, Brazil. Laguna is perhaps most famous for the symbiotic relationship between local fishermen and a pod of dolphins which frequents the waters near Tesoura Beach. As the dolphins chase fish toward the shore, fishermen throw out their nets to catch the incoming fish. The wild dolphins snap up those which escape the nets and then head back out towards deeper waters. As human-wildlife conflict grows increasingly problematic over limited…

between dolphins and humans is legs and tail fins, of course the color too. Well, duh! Who doesn’t already know about the differences? Despite how different us humans are from dolphins, we have an incredible amount of similarities. We may have some obvious differences, but we have more things in common than we realize. Yes, dolphins and humans clearly have a few major differences. The tail fin, dorsal fin, pectoral flippers, color, and the blowhole. It’s basically endless, because dolphins and…

were receiving in their habitats, how being in captivity tampered with their natural instinct. The death was a tragedy, one that could have been prevented. From the audience, watching a whale show at SeaWorld is a fun, thrilling event. Whales and dolphins flying to and fro, seals performing incredible flips and tricks, leaping from the water to catch a fresh fish. Handler and orca, cooperating side by side to wow and entertain the people watching.…

The blue whale is the largest animal in the world weighing in at 180 tonnes and an average of 30m in length. The blue whale is part of the Chordata phylum as it body possesses a notochord, an endostyle, pharyngeal slits and a post anal tail. The blue whales body is a blue-greyish colour on the top and on its underbelly it is somewhat lighter. The blue whale has a long and tapering body that is muscular when compared with other whales. Its head it a flat U-shape and has a ridge that runs from the…

Orcas in the Wild When most people hear about orcas, their first thought is usually of the captive orcas that are trained to perform in shows, such as those at Sea World. But establishments such as those do not show orcas as they truly are, when they are thriving-- in the wild. With no tank glass withholding them, we can learn and understand so much more about them and their vibrant lives. Orcas are incredibly intelligent and social animals. Orcas, or orcinus orca by their scientific name,…

The film, Blackfish, was a phenomenal movie; it convinced and informed the public, that orca whales in captivity should be free, by the using the art of persuasion. A plethora of persuasive rhetoric was evident throughout the duration of the film. It is clear orcas should stay in the ocean since they are killing more people when captive. In addition, killer whales are better off in the wild since they are cruelly captured and handled by humans. The motion picture used an exceptional variety of…

There has been a sharp rise in whales stranding in recent years, and this problem has been of great concern to all. Sometimes whales swim into shallow water and end up stranding themselves on beaches in many parts of the world. For example, Scientific American reported that fifty-five false killer whales that washed up on a beach in South Africa in 2009. Why do whales beach themselves? Did they feel so sad? This essay will discuss how this problem has emerged. Scientists and marine biologist…