Whales are marine mammals and part of the cetacean family, which consists of over 80 species. It is known that all mammals, including marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises, require water to survive. However, understanding exactly how these mammals remove consumed salt water from their body has been debated by scientists and marine …
Yes, numerous whale species can see perfectly fine. Some species have excellent vision allowing them to observe a large majority of the environment quickly and at great distances. However, questions regarding a whale’s ability to see in color remain speculative. The ability to see color becomes less critical as they dive deeper and deeper into …
Omura’s whale (aka the dwarf fin whale) is a small baleen whale that can be found living within tropical/subtropical environments in deep waters. In addition to being small these whales are also rare and hard to find and researchers have been struggling to collect data on this marine mammal. This article tries to bring light …
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The pygmy right whale is a marine mammal that is part of the baleen whale suborder and belongs to the cetacean family which is made up of whales, dolphins and porpoises. Because this whale is a marine mammal it shares a number of characteristics with other mammals including breathing air, being warm-blooded and giving birth. While the …
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As the name suggests the North Atlantic right whale can be found living in the North Atlantic Ocean in temperate waters. Due to severe hunting in the past this species has seen large declines in both their population size and breeding frequency. Their large size, slow nature and coastal lifestyle all contributed to making them …
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