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    which the Audubon's Crested Carcara, Piping Plover, Roseate Tern, and Red Knot are endangered. More than half of the life on Dry Tortugas consists of marine life. The American Crocodile, West Indian Manatee, Caribbean Monk Seal, Finback Whale, Humpback Whale, Right Whale and the famous, Loggerhead, Hawksbill, Green Sea, Kemp's Ridley, and Leatherback Sea turtles are all endangered species. Beneath the Dry Tortugas islands, lies some of North America's healthiest and most magnificent coral reefs.…

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    Seaworld Essay

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    option; especially for families. Although, many people who have visited SeaWorld do not know the behind the scenes care of the orcas in captivity. SeaWorld mistreats orcas, which in turn creates stress, and a shorter, unhealthy, and unhappy life for the whales in captivity. A component of the mistreatment the orcas undergo at SeaWorld is “the stress of captivity” (Over 30 Years) which has caused many of these majestic creatures to display “abnormal, repetitive behavior” (Over 30 Years), such as…

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    Sea Lion Research Paper

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    As many of you have noticed nature happens on its own, the Sea Lions have not been treated well lately, they have been getting blamed for something that is not their fault! Due to climate changes the sea lions have been eating so many salmon because of how they reacted to the weather changes, how the weather has increased its temperature so highly. A fact that I once read and legally changed my mind said “Killing sea lions will not change the future for the salmon, it will simply distract…

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    Sea World Film Analysis

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    way Sea World treats their animals. Another would be the disagreements of how the trainers feel about the whales treatment vs the owners of the company. The trainers know and work with the animals everyday growing a bond with them, while the owners are afraid of them and should really be doing their research on the whales to know everything about them. They should know the facts about the whales instead of feeding the trainers false information. Name 3 characters. Describe the roles each plays…

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    fossil of a whale. Whales in the mountains How did the whale get there? It's not like it decided it would one day swim to the mountains, and it definitely didn't fly there. Luckily, a paleontologist was on the construction site to monitor the area, and found it to be a 4 million year old whale fossil. This creates the explanation for how the whale came to be there. The whale never moved. It was the earth that did. The tectonic activity in the area caused the well-preserved whale to be pushed…

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    Article: Part 1: Study finds many marine mammals dying in captivity (May 16, 2014) By: Angel Valentin Social issue: Marine mammals dying in captivity Summary: Key points In this article (Part 1: Study finds many marine mammals dying in captivity) talks about the social issue of keeping a wild marine mammal captive and what it can potentially do to them. This article has many facts and information that people should take notice of and to gain knowledge from. -Florida has an industry that has…

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    Shark Dissection Essay

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    During this year, I learned much about animals from the dissections. I dissected a cow's eye, a dogfish shark, an owl pellet and a flower. In each, I learned a lot about that animal. In the cow’s eye, I learned how a cow sees things. During the shark dissection, I learned the different parts of the shark that I never knew about. In the owl pellet dissection, I learned what the owl eats and how it eats using the parts that are left. I never knew that much about the inside of a flower. I never…

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    Sea Otter Decline

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    The reading states that the pollution hypothesis seemed the more likely cause for sea otter decline and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor states that predation hypothesis is the most likely cause of the sea otter decline and refutes each of the authors' reasons. First, the reading states that increasing in levels of chemicals could decrease the otters' resistance cause infections to life-threatening infections and death to sea otters. The professor opposes this point by…

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    This documentary follows a young group of activists who study the lives of dolphins, whales, porpoises, and other marine mammals. The group goes travels around the world and goes to the area’s where they are slaughtering these animals for food and other resources. The film speaks of how it’s not the fact that killing them for food is not the reason to alert the world but the sole fact in the way that they do it. These people slaughter the mammals by luring them into this certain area called “the…

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    their respective environments. The shallow seas cover 8% of the oceans representing hundreds of miles before the sea floor reaches the darkness. Nevertheless, it accounts for a great abundance of marine life. The documentary begins with the humpback whales as they arrive at the equator. Here the calf finds the perfect environment to be nurtured and strengthened because of the warm waters with few predators. During the five months of growth, the mother relies on fat storage for survival because…

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