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Blue whale is the largest Mammal on earth

Blue whale is the largest Mammal on earth

Blue whale is the largest creature ever known to have existed on earth. The largest dinosaur attained a length of about 22 m and weighed about 36 tons. Today's blue whale, even larger than its ancestors, may reach a total length of 33 m and [...]

Posted On : Jun, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Beluga

Beluga

Beluga's biological name is Delphinapterus leucas. Teh beluga is largely found in Arctic waters and journeys all the way to the warmer waters to give birth to the young ones. In 1906, the skull and part of the skeleton of a young belug [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2007 | Comments : 0

Grey Whale

Grey Whale

The biological name of the Grey whale is Eschrichtius robustus   This large whale, which can grow up to 15 m in length, was nearly exterminated by whalers in the late 1800s. It came to an early extinction in the North Atlantic [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Warning Issued After Spotting a Crocodile in Hopkins Pond

Warning Issued After Spotting a Crocodile in Hopkins Pond

Camden County (Eastern US)- Haddonfield, N.J. The hunt is on for an alleged alligator after it was spotted near Hopkins Pond in Haddonfield. The surrounding park has been closed as a precaution.  The reptile, possiblly an allegator, [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

Alternat shipping rout to save dolphins

Alternat shipping rout to save dolphins

According to the International Maritime Organization, Ships off the southern coast of Spain must now steer clear of bottlenose dolphin foraging grounds. Dolphin populations in the area are fragmented and genetically isolated, so making t [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2007 | Comments : 0

Fin Whale

Fin Whale

The biological name of Fin Whale is Balaenoptera physalus. It is now and endangered specie.   It is also sometimes called “the greyhound of the deep,” The maximum length of a male can reach upto 25m! They hav [...]

Posted On : May, 11 2007 | Comments : 0

White Rhinoceros

Ceratotherium simum  Endangered       Next to the elephant, the white rhino is the largest land mammal and can weigh up to 3.6 metric tons. Its two horns are positioned one behind the other and its thick hi [...]

Posted On : May, 18 2007 | Comments : 0

U.S. Navy Sonar Blasts Killer Whales

U.S. Navy Sonar Blasts Killer Whales

Using supersensitive microphones, Ken Balcomb has been eavesdropping on the region's resident killer whales, also known as orcas, who spend their entire lives in the sound. A disturbing trend has been unveiled in Orcas who, in the pri [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Whale

Whales are large, magnificent, intelligent, aquatic mammals. They breathe air through blowhole(s) into lungs (unlike fish who breathe using gills). Whales have sleek, streamlined bodies that move easily through the water. They are the only [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2007 | Comments : 0

Dolphin Under water

Dolphin Under water "Chat Line" will Help Calf "Talk"

Florida - A Dolphin "chat line" may help stimulate communication in the deaf calf's mother, A pregnant Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, named Castaway, has been living at the Marine Mammal Conservancy (MMC) in Key Largo, Florida, [...]

Posted On : Apr, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Efforts to Pull a Dead Whale Ashore Failed

NEW YORK (Associated Press) – Recent efforts to retrieve a dead whale off NYC failed after a noose tied around its tail loosened and it fell into deep waters of a small Brooklyn bay where it had been swimming aimlessly for two days. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Ocean Life: Mammals -Characteristics

Ocean Life: Mammals -Characteristics

Mammals are a group of vertebrates (animals that have a backbone). Certain characteristics separate them from all other animals: mammals breathe air through lungs, give birth to live young, produce milk for their young, are warm-blooded, an [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Breeding Grounds of Northern Whales is being Overlapped by the Southern Humpback Whales Migration

Breeding Grounds of Northern Whales is being Overlapped by t...

The Migration of Southern Humpback Whales to Northern Whales Region Best known for their arduous migration; love songs, and sometimes-haunting sounds, the Humpback whales are the ocean's greatest wanderers. The motivation of the whales t [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2007 | Comments : 0

Beluga Whale Enlisted as Endangered

Beluga Whale Enlisted as Endangered

ALASKA, Anchorage - Because Federal Agency says that the Beluga whales are in danger of becoming extinct, the National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed that the small Beluga whales, ( the gregarious white whales) with the prominent for [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

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