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UH tests sonar on sea mammals

UH tests sonar on sea mammals

Wearing suction cups that pick up brain waves, Boris the dolphin obeys orders to put his head in a small ring underwater.A waterproof speaker dips into the water, sending out intermittent high-frequency signals.How Boris' brain waves respon [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2007 | Comments : 0

Angelshark

Angelshark

Angelsharks are benthic sharks (bottom-dwellers) that hide in the sand and mud by day and hunt in the reefs by night. They have a flattened body and long, wide fins that look like wings, giving these sharks their name. These slow-swimming [...]

Posted On : Aug, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

Basking Shark

Basking Shark

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeding shark which grows to be up to about 33 feet (10 m) long. It is the second largest shark (after the whale shark). The basking shark is also called the sunfish, the bone shark, t [...]

Posted On : Aug, 23 2007 | Comments : 0

Hooded Seal

Hooded Seal

Cystophora cristata  The hooded seal is so named because of a large elastic nasal cavity, or “hood”, extending from the nostrils to the forehead which, when fully inflated, resembles a large black rubber ball. The “ [...]

Posted On : Aug, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

The Ross seal

The Ross seal

The Ross seal (Ommatophoca rossii) is one of a kind, it is the only seal whose geographic range is confined to the Antarctic. They are found at areas of average to densely-packed ice, and the places they inhabit are quite isolated, and diff [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Sand skink

Sand skink

The Sand skink (Neoseps reynoldsi) is a lizard occurring only in central Florida. Because of that it is often referred to as the Florida Sand skink. They have tiny forelegs with only one toe. Their hindlegs have two toes. Sand skinks feed [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2007 | Comments : 0

Basking Shark

Basking Shark

The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeding shark which grows to be up to about 33 feet (10 m) long. It is the second largest shark (after the whale shark). The basking shark is also called the sunfish, the bone shark, t [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Hippopotamus - the only aquatic artiodactyl

Hippopotamus - the only aquatic artiodactyl

The giant hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is the only aquatic artiodactyl, spending most of its time in water. They live their lives in herds of up to 40 animals. They may forage several kilometers distant from where they pass the day [...]

Posted On : Jul, 30 2007 | Comments : 0

Striped dolphin

Striped dolphin

The Striped Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is an extensively studied animal. It lives in all the world's oceans, preferring the temperate and tropical waters (preferring 18-22 degrees celius, although they are spotted in waters ranging f [...]

Posted On : Jul, 27 2007 | Comments : 0

Clownfish

Clownfish

The Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) is a populair aquarium fish and it also was the main character in the movie "Finding nemo". It lives in coral reefs around the world, seeking the protection of a sea anemone Heteracti [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

National workshop on marine mammals

National workshop on marine mammals

A seminar to identify priority areas for future research and development activities on marine mammals and their conservation in India, will be held here tomorrow.The focal theme of the seminar 'Marine Mammals of India' would be to highlight [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2007 | Comments : 0

Whales share a specialized type of brain cell with us.

Whales share a specialized type of brain cell with us.

Whales are more like us than we thought, at least as far as our brains are concerned. This according to neuroscientists Patrick Hof and Estel van der Gucht of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Hof says the brains of some whale species, [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2007 | Comments : 0

Marine mammals remain at risk to sonar

Marine mammals remain at risk to sonar

THOUGH not much is known about how sonar affects marine mammals, there are strong indications the sounds do harm whales and other species. Until more research can be done, the Navy has an obligation to limit the effects of its sonar devices [...]

Posted On : Jul, 16 2007 | Comments : 2

Beached Babies of Beluga Whale Fight for life Against the Ti...

The Beached Beluga Whale Babies Race Against the Clock It has been observed since quite past that whenever the babies of Beluga whale beach themselves accidentally on Arctic shore, they somehow cannot waddle back to sea by their own ef [...]

Posted On : Jul, 14 2007 | Comments : 0

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