if there is enough room if anything is deleted Humpback whales belong to the Mysticeti subphylum which is the baleen whales and consists of four families, the Balaenopteridae, Eschrichtiidae, Balaenidae, and Neobalaenidae (Milinkovitch and Lambert, 2006). The common morphological features of the Mysteceti jaw is that there is a loss of teeth, an extension of the maxillae where the baleen plates develop, the mandibular rami being attached to each other only by a ligament, shortening of the neck, and
amazing and unique discovery was found by a group of scientists when they went out to the Sea of Japan. There, they collected the carcass of a medium sized baleen whale. This was the ninth specimen needed to complete the research on discovering this new species. This species of the baleen whale did resemble the fin whale, another species of the baleen whale. However, this carcass was much smaller in size. After comparing DNA data of the external morphology, osteology, and mitochondrial, scientists
they needed/important These massive marine organisms are needed because these are the most valuable creatures in the world, they are massive compared to humans and this particular type of Rorqual whale which is the largest group of whales in the baleen whale and this is the 3rd largest whale, weighing about 20-25 tons, they are 13.6-16m long and they live for 65-67 years, which is really good for the 3rd largest rorqual but since it is so massive the life span is decreasing because the whale is
to 70 years. The Blue whale is a baleen whale, and instead of having teeth, Blue whales have around 300-400 baleen plates in their mouths. They fall under the category of the rorquals, which are the largest of the baleen family. The scientific name of the Blue whale is, Balsenoptera musculus. Introduction Whales are separated into two groups, the baleen and the toothed whales. The blue whale is the largest baleen whale and the largest animal
Fin whales are also called the Finback whale as well as the Razorback, it is a larger marine mammal that belongs to a suborder of Baleen whales. It is one of the biggest marine mammals second to only the blue whale. These whales are discovered in every major ocean, differing from polar to tropical waters. These whales are only found to be absent in waters near the ice pack at the poles and small areas of water away from the open ocean. The highest population density is seen in temperate and cool
minke whales. The blue whale and its relatives are called baleen whales because they have a feeding structure known as baleen that takes the place of teeth. Baleen is made of a flexible material containing a protein called keratin, which is also found in your fingernails and in the hooves of horses and cows. Baleen plates hang down from the roof of the whale's mouth in rows, somewhat like the teeth of a comb. The inner edges of the baleen plates are fringed and look hairy. A large part of the
Essay: Humpback whale General Information about the Humpback whale: The Humpback whale (Latin Megaptera novaeangliae) is a mammal, which belongs to the rorqual family. Humpback whale are usually 12 to 20 metres long and weight around 20 to 40 tons. The side of their stomach is white and their back is black or dark. Older Humpback whales can have a lot of barnacles on their bodies. Once an adult barnacle has settled down, it cannot change its position anymore. It will stay on the body of the Humpback
warm-blooded mammals. After a baby whale is born, it nurses on its mother's milk, just like the young of land mammals. Whales are members of the order Cetacea, along with dolphins, porpoises, and the narwhal. There are two basic types of living cetaceans: baleen, or whalebone, whales of the scientific suborder Mysticeti; and toothed whales of the suborder Odontoceti. General Characteristics Whales live in all of the open seas of the world, though some occasionally enter coastal waters. Some species,
Whale Physical Description The Gray Whale, or Eschrichtius robustus, has a smooth, oval-like shape, and is known for its mottled, gray coloring. Its head is slightly tapered off, and the upper jaw overlaps the lower jaw a little bit. They are baleen whales, so instead of teeth, they have a row of stiff plates made out of keratin, the material our fingernails are made of. Gray Whales are prone to some types of skin diseases, such as Orange Whale Lice, and can grow barnacles on their skin. They
listening to whale callings on Google. The blue whale has a long and slender body which can vary in some shade of bluish grey color. Its head is flat and V-shaped. A ridge runs from the blowhole to the upper-lip. The front mouth part is made up of baleen plates with around 300 plates (each about 3.2 feet) and there are about 70-118 groves along the throat which help with sending out water from the mouth. Although the dorsal fin of a blue whale is much smaller compared to the rest of its body, it is
Norway was another. When whaling first began, every part of the whales were then use: the meat, skin, bones, blubber, and organs. During the Middle Ages, whaling grew in Northern Europe because of whale oil and baleen (also known as whalebone). The oils were used for oil lamps and the baleen was used for corsets and hoop skirts (NG). Japanese culture was founded on the idea of whaling. Eating whale meat is a sacred Japanese tradition that they as a country feel shouldn’t be broken. Today Japan says
called blowholes (Animal Planet). Humpback whale calves do not stop growing until they are ten years old (National Geographic). They breed, give birth and care for their newborn calves in the warm waters of Tonga. Instead of teeth, humpbacks have baleen plates, they are brush-like strands of bristle that trap there food until it is swallowed. They have very odd mouths that curve downwards, like an eternal frown. Humpback whales are amazing marine mammals (Big Animal Expeditions)
accumulate on their bellies causing a yellowish or mustard color. It has a mottled appearance with a broad, flattened U-shaped head. Fifty to ninety throat grooves run from the mouth to the belly. Instead of teeth, blue whales have 270 to 400 black baleen plates on each side of their mouths. These plates are about forty inches long and twenty-two inches wide. The blue whale has a tiny, stubby dorsal fin set far back on its body. It has a 20 foot wide, slightly notched, triangular flukes, which is propelled
When God created mammals their primary purpose was to be a helper for man but after the fall of man their purpose changed a little they became a food source, their skin was used for clothing and other goods, they have been for centuries used as a source of power, they are used in medical research for testing drugs, manufacturing vaccines, and studying diseases that affect humans. One of the biggest purposes for mammals today is companionship/pets a couple of the main pets today are cats, dogs, rabbits
It is essential to understand the revolution of the female silhouette throughout history specifically looking at the corset “an undergarment traditionally made of stiffened material laced tight to the body in order to slim a woman's waist” now and then and how silhouette changed. Understanding the importance of this history and being aware of the evolution in women’s lifestyles, it will be practical to use traditional construction methods that will give us the ability and possibility to apply this
Many people can feel connected to the earth and their surroundings by observing and learning the way of the animals, including the whales. The Bowhead whale has been an important part in the Inuit-Inupiaq people of northern Alaska’s way of living. Native Americans have used animals like the whale in their stories to explain life and moral values. An American Indian author, Vine Deloria Jr., stated that, “Native Americans saw themselves as being related in some fundamental manner to every other living
one another across the vastness of the sea. This study also suggest that blue whales use their evolved sense of hearing to navigate and to detect food in the depths of the ocean. Blue whales are baleen species, which means they have fringed blades hanging from their upper jaws instead of teeth, called baleen. Blue whales have a mottled gray coloring, however, beneath the surface they appear blue. Blue whales are air-breathing animals yet they can stay underwater for more than 30 minutes. The blue whale
to survive. There are many whales in the ocean, but the whales that are in the Hawaiian culture areas have many difficulties and most people don't understand why. Humpback whales have the scientific name of Megaptera Novaeangliae, that species of baleen whale is one of the larger species, and adults range in length from twelve to sixteen metres which is thirty to fifty-two feet. They weigh approximately seventy-nine thousand lbs (pounds), and they have a distinctive body shape. These whales get their
The Blue Whale’s scientific name is, Balaenoptera musculu, and it can be separated into three groups: the Southern Blue Whale, Pygmy Blue Whale, and the Northern Blue Whale. These Blue Whales have become an endangered species because of the threats from acoustic pollution, entanglement from human debris, physical injury or death from ship strikes, man-made structures impacting their habitat, the changing of the quality water and water pollution, and altered currents nearshore habitats. Learning about
was able to eat whales by clamping down on the whales body with it's powerful jaws. This powerful impact had the ability of killing the whales almost immediately by crushing their skeleton and crucial organs. There have been remains of a 20 meter baleen whale without it's head, in the same area where there was Megalodon teeth fossils. This suggests that the shark tore off/or ate the whales head showing how powerful the Megalodon truly was, (Sharkopedia,