Whale Rider

consequences, medical problems, and a shorter lifespan. Keeping killer whales in captivity is an inhumane way to entertain humans. Since 1961, orcas have been captured to exhibit them in marine parks. Due to the immense interest of money, owners of these parks wanted to have a more exotic attraction that would catch the publics eye. These magnificent creatures are being forced to perform at least four times a day. Killer whales are highly intelligent mammals. They have learned to understand…

with a humpback whale would change his perspective of the emotions that a large creature could experience. While at home, Mick received a call about a whale that was in distressed and was possibly caught in a crab fisher’s…

Have you ever found out something you should’ve known before? In the novel Marino Mission we meet Alexa who is experiencing something she never thought she would. Alexa’s mission exudes secretly because she gathers information behind the backs of others, works with Jose to test DNA and does all of this in a classified and protected military space. Alexa goes around collecting information from the backs of others to better understand what’s happening at Marino Mission. To start, Alexa gets up…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…