Sea otters are known as one of the largest members of the weasel family, Mustelidae, but are one of the smallest marine mammals. Unlike most marine mammals, who have blubber that serve as a thermal insulator, sea otters have fur. Their fur is one of the densest, softest furs in the animal kingdom--that is also water-resistant. They are omnivores with a diet consisting of crabs, abalone, sea stars, squid, sea urchins, sea worms and around 40 other bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Furthermore, to…
animals are underwater. There are many types of otters such as sea otters ,the Canadian otter, the Eurasian otter ,the Asian short-clawed or clawless otter which is the smallest of the all the otters. The biggest is the Giant Brazilian otter. Those are just a few of the many types of otters (Duplaix, 175). Otters…
ports were Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, and Cozumel. We had four sea days and three port days. The days at sea were very different than the days at port. My favorite day out of all seven days was the fourth day. The fourth day we stopped at Grand Cayman. Grand Cayman was beautiful. I was also very excited because we were planning on going snorkeling and swimming with stingrays! I was going to spend the majority of the day in the Caribbean Sea. We got off the ship at seven o’clock in the morning.…
Just Keep Swimming Loggerhead sea turtles, like other animals, were not always on the verge of extinction. By morphing the Earth’s environment, human actions have allowed extinction to become a major issue. Animals, nowadays, go extinct because of humanity’s irresponsible actions, such as pollution and deforestation. While there has been an increase in awareness, the “management actions and their evaluation for sea turtles are still frequently hindered by lack of key data on turtle biology,…
Reflection Essay: "The Old Man and the Sea" "The Old Man and the Sea" is truly an inspiring work from Hemingway. I've learned about old age, courage, pride, machismo, divinity in death and brotherhood. Also, this novella has given me insight into the life of a fisherman, the dangers they can face and the prizes they receive. I was also startled by the fact that Hemingway is really proud of machismo, and he shows this by presenting us Santiago, an old man who has a male bravado.…
In 1951, Ernest Hemingway wrote one of his last famous works, The Old Man and the Sea. As it is noted by the title, the main setting of the novel is the sea. Hemingway uses this setting throughout the novel to exemplify the natural relationship between man and nature. During Santiago’s journey he encounters other creatures, like the marlin, to support the claim of nature and man working against and with each other. This novel, not only is a captivating story of man’s ongoing battle with the…
Global Warming is provoking sea level to accelerate in the accumulation in height, and coastal flooding proliferating places like the U.S. East Coast, and the Gulf Of Mexico (How). Wildfires are increasing, and the season that it takes place in is getting longer it is affecting the…
Atlantic City, in modern times, is regarded by many to be a failing city. However, as its rather famous status suggests, the city was not always so bad. At one time, economic forces like tourism propelled the city to amazing heights. The city’s infrastructure, community, and industries all lead to a bustling economy. The condition of the city is not a random draw, of course; it has ups and downs that correlate with the success of its economy. Seemingly, the level of economic success that the…
wide exit into the Atlantic Ocean. Europe takes part of the road crossing from East to West and North to South to all terrestrial seas and air location. It has a coastline 65,993 km and geographical refraction creation of numerous peninsulas and bay islands that connect it with other continents and helps create social and economic ties. Baltic, North and Mediterranean Seas and a lot of small and large rivers in Europe create for it to be navigable of the goods inside and outside the continent.…
King Crab straight from the local coral reef; during our spearfishing trip (I mentioned it earlier at the activities paragraph) among all the fish and conch we caught and found we had the incredible fortune to run across a King Crab in the Caribbean sea; later that day we had a very large and very wonderful meal of fish, conch fritters, ceviche, and the grand item: King Crab; the meal was actually large enough that everyone (including the onsite guide’s family) had enough to eat. Our last trip…