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Protest Against the Brutal Killing of Harp Seals by Canadian...

Canada's Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn said 270,000 harp seals would be killed in the annual commercial hunt, deemed “the largest marine mammal massacre in the world” by animal rights groups.  The harvest is down 65,0 [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

The Water Shrew

The Water Shrew

The Water Shrew (Neomys fodiens) Description Water shrews are much larger than common shrews, with broader snouts, and distinctly black in colour. Water Shrews are extremely fierce mammals. The Water Shrew is the largest of the British [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Global Warming Can End Some Species of Animals

Global Warming Can End Some Species of Animals

According to Some Scientists - Many Animal Species can be Wiped Out by the Global Warming  According to the recent study the scientists assert that from the micro to the macro, from plankton in the oceans to polar bears in the fa [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2007 | Comments : 0

The Star-nosed Mole

The Star-nosed Mole

The Star-nosed Mole ( the only member of family: Condylurini; genus: Condylura) The “Star-nosed Mole”, a type of water shrew is a small mole native to North-eastern United States.  It lives in wet lowland areas and eats sm [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2007 | Comments : 1

The Hoofed Mammals

The Hoofed Mammals The hoofed quadrupeds are the mammals which belong to a large and important order of the class mammalia called 'Ungulata'. These hoofed mammals or ungulates include horse, rhinoceros, pig etc in the one section [...]

Posted On : Mar, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

The Red Panda of Himalayas has been declared Endangered Specie

The Red Panda of Himalayas has been declared Endangered Spec...

Red Pandas are mostly herbivorous mammals. They are about 55 cm long i.e. a little larger than house cats, and have semi-retractile claws. Like the Giant Panda, the Red Panda too has a false thumb, which is really an extension of the wris [...]

Posted On : Mar, 29 2007 | Comments : 0

The Deep Diver - Cetaceans

The Deep Diver - Cetaceans

Sperm Whale - The Deep Diver Able to remain submerged for nearly 2 hours, the sperm whale has been tracked by Sonar to depths of 4000 feet. Bottom-dwelling fish that live at 10,000 feet have also been found in its stomach providing eviden [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Cetaceans - B

Cetaceans - B

Porpoises There are nearly 71 species of Porpoises. The four of them are most famous. They are 1. Harbor Porpoise 2. Vaquita Porpoise 3. Finless Porpoise 4. Dall’s Porpoise

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Cetaceans B

Cetaceans B

Dolphins and Porpoises River dolphins, dolphins, 71 species of porpoises, white whales, and sperm whales make up almost nine-tenth of all cetaceans. B. Dolphins: Below are the different species of dolphins Pink River Dolphin Yangtze R [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Secret Sound of Blue Whales During Coupling Recorded

Secret Sound of Blue Whales During Coupling Recorded

C. Blue Whales were heard, for the first time, singing strange sounds deep below the ocean, Scientists think they know why the Oceanography Researchers recorded the sounds and say they offer new dimension into the behavior of this huge mamm [...]

Posted On : Mar, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Side Effects Of Using Cloned Animals Meat Consumer Group Re...

WASHINGTON / Associated Press - A consumer group charged the federal health officials in US for their flawed analysis in approving the food from cloned animals. The group held that the conclusions, which the Food and Drug Administration [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2007 | Comments : 0

The River Otters

The River Otters

The river otters are semi-aquatic nocturnal mammals. They are equally at home in the water and on land. They make their homes in burrows near the water's edge, and can thrive in river, lake, swamp, or estuary ecosystems. Otter homes feature [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2007 | Comments : 0

Classification of Aquatic Mammals

The three major classes of aquatic mammals are: 1. Cetaceans 2. Pinnipeds 3. Sirenians 1. Cetaceans (order Cetacea) Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises almost make up the order ‘Cetacea’ A) Whales Whales [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Aquatic Predators

Aquatic Predators

Some truly marine mammals are aquatic predators Apart from the truly marine mammals as mentioned above, which do not come out of water at all, there are other aquatic mammals with flippers, which are amphibious in nature to the extent that [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

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