As jellyfish and stingrays are secondary consumers to sharks, their populations have…
In the Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne was convicted of adultery and had to wear an A on her chest that would mark her as an adulterer for the rest of her life. My project will be based on this subject but a bit more on the positive and brighter side. I chose four different characteristics and likings that started with the letter m to describe myself. These four attributes I picked are marine life, mindful, music, and meticulous. The great open ocean or “big blue” has always intrigued me since I…
The Great White Sharks along with a few other marine organisms such as stingrays, chimaera and skates are unique as their skeletons are made of cartilage rather than bone. Majority of Great Whites can measure up to a whopping 15 feet (4.6 metres) with an average weight of 1,500-2,450 pounds. Females tend to grow larger than males and some specimens have been recorded exceeding 20 feet (6 metres) and weighing up to 5000 pounds. The Great White has a slate, grey upper body which aids them when…
modern style. Onus has appropriated the work by changing the meaning of the work from a very serious message, to a humorous representation of racial tension in society. The meaning of the work has been changed through the addition of a dog riding a stingray on the Hokusai wave, which is a very unusual situation and adds a sense of humour to the…
We went on the balcony to watch the shark in the ocean. It was now swimming to the sandbar. We noticed the sandbar had a lot of stingrays on it and they were in groups. As my family and I were watching we noticed that they had left and went to the deep water. We were relieved when we saw that happen. It would have been a very traumatic moment if someone would have got bitten by the…
As well as dietary preference there are other obvious differences such as size, colour, fin shape, saddle pattern and eye spot. An example of a killer whale ecotype is the New Zealand type which specialise in stingrays. The stingrays possess a spine in their tail which can kill. The killer whales have found a way to overcome this, by inverting the victim so its sting is disabled. There has been an abundance of research carried out on killer whales around Vancouver…
with him on a quick paddle ride. As usual, I said yes. Living right next to the water makes it easy for us to just jump on the kayak and go, and we had a good chance of seeing lots of different organisms and critters out there. There were southern stingrays, nurse and bonnethead sharks, and barrel sponge, to name a few. But today, we were to find something different. Something exquisite. The full moon glistend down on the sea like a spotlight as Dad and I glided through the glassy water. As he…
This Washington Post article by Amy Wang attempts to illustrate that, contrary to popular belief, American alligators actually feed on animals such as sharks and stingrays. It was previously believed that American alligators constrain themselves to freshwater prey such as fish. However, James Nifong led a study that proved that these alligators venture out to prey on other marine animals. Through his study, James Nifong demonstrated the importance of questioning ideas in order to discover new…
Looking back on my past writings, I have noticed multiple errors that now cause myself to cringe. I am pleased to say I have improved tremendously as a writer; however, I do have room to enhance my writing skills. To be the best potential writer, I must work on or continue with three major issues: focusing on improving with my weaknesses, staying up with my strengths, and achieving my goals for myself as a writer. Even experts acquire a few weaknesses they may need to work on; however, I…
teacher, Mrs. Badura, led our class to the aquarium. As I walked in, I saw this huge tunnel that was surrounded by the ocean. As I entered, it felt like I was walking across the bottom of the ocean. I was underneath the ocean with schools of fish and stingrays swimming side by side. There were giant turtles and jellyfish gliding next to the coral reefs. It was beautiful. But what I really loved were the sharks. There were a number of sharks in the place too and as a kid I was crazy about sharks.…