61. Whales And Dolphins whales and Dolphins are marine animals. They live in oceans around the world. whales and Dolphins come from the same family, CETACEA (seytay-sha) . http://longwood.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink/whale.html

Whales and Dophins Whales and Dolphins are marine animals. They live in oceans around the world. Whales and Dolphins come from the same family, CETACEA (sey-tay-sha) . They both breath from a blowhole located at the top of their head. Whales and dolpins are mammals. They are mammals because they have lungs not gills,they have hair not scales , and they also have give live birth and don't lay eggs. There are only about 80 kinds of whales and dolphins that we know of right now. Whales Whales are very large animals. They can grow up to 100 ft. or more in length. They can weigh up to 200 tons or more. Whales live in families called pods. These pods vary in numbers and consist of family members and family friends. Whales live in these families their whole life. Group living is safer when other whales or sharks attack. It also makes it easier to find food. Whales are always migrating. They travel to find food, breed and have young. Whales do not have eyelids. They rely on thick oily tears to protect their eyes. Whales hear from little holes behind their eyes. Whales talk to each other by making high pitched sounds like whistles, clicks, squeaks, rattles, and groans.

62. Whale Songs * Cetacean Information Bow riding is their favorite activity in front of large whales or ships. Some fishermen claim these highly social whales often guide or pilot them http://www.whalesongs.org/cetacean/

Cetaceans are mammals that live their entire lives in the water. They include whales, dolphins and porpoises. To test your general knowledge of cetacenas take a look here. Want to know a particular cetacean's size, shape or color? Where they live? What they eat? Select a cetacean from the ones below for specific natural histories and information. More will be added in the future so check back often. Our goal is to have all 79 species of cetaceans available. BLUE WHALE The largest creature ever to live on earth. BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN The most studied and best known dolphin species. Over the past 50 years, these dolphins have been kept in aquariums worldwide. BRYDE'S WHALE COMMON DOLPHIN Bow riding is their favorite activity in front of large whales or ships. CUVIER'S BEAKED WHALE DWARF SPERM WHALE FALSE KILLER WHALE FRASIER'S DOLPHIN ... HUMPBACK WHALE KILLER WHALE Has one of the most varied diets of all cetaceans. LONG FINNED PILOT WHALE Some fishermen claim these highly social whales often guide or "pilot" them to schools of fish.

63. International Year Of The Ocean - Whales - Page 1 whales, dolphins, and porpoises are fascinating to many people. It may be because of their size or because of their activities that can seem so playful or http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/books/whales/whale1.htm

ENDANGERED WHALES Cetaceans Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are fascinating to many people. It may be because of their size or because of their activities that can seem so playful or because of the attention that has been focused on human threats to these animals. The whales, dolphins, and porpoises are in an order known as cetaceans. These creatures of the sea are mammals just like humans. They breath air. They are warmblooded. They bear live young called calves which are nursed by their mothers. There are currently seven species of cetaceans in U.S. waters that are protected under the Endangered Species Act. They are the blue whale, the bowhead whale, the fin whale, the humpback whale, the northern light whale, the sei whale and the sperm whale. All seven species are listed as endangered. These whales became endangered because they were hunted so heavily that the populations were severely reduced. During the 19th century, whales were hunted primarily for oil and baleen. Before the advent of electricity, many American homes were lighted with whale oil. As recently as twenty years ago, products from whales were used for everything from machine oil to women's cosmetics. Because of the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972, it became illegal to import products containing materials from whales. Two species of whales may show the opposite extremes of what may happen in the future. Both the gray whale off of our west coast and the right whale off of our east coast were hunted to the verge of extinction. The grey whale may be the symbol of hope. The population has now recovered and has been removed from the list of endangered species. On the other hand, the right whale population, despite being protected from hunting for over fifty years, numbers less than 400 animals. Even in the best of circumstances, it may take a hundred years for the right whale population to recover. Humans still present a problem for the slow moving right whale, as one of the major causes of death for this species is collisions with ships.

64. Whales Index Page - NRDC's BioGems NRDC BioGems page to save whales and other marine mammals. http://www.savebiogems.org/whales/

Home About BioGems About NRDC Victory Timeline ... Donate PICK A BIOGEM Arctic Refuge Castle-Bighorn Cumberland Plateau Florida's Emerald Coast Heart of the Boreal Patagonia Redrock Wilderness Tongass National Forest Upper Gulf of California Western Arctic Reserve Yellowstone/Rockies BIOGEMS WATCHLIST Gray Whale Nursery Grizzlies in Peril Polar Bear S.O.S. Saving Bird Habitat Whales in Danger Ear-splitting military sonar is needlessly threatening whales and other marine mammals throughout the world's oceans. Yet the U.S. Navy has resisted legal requirements to put safeguards in place during peacetime testing and training to protect marine life. In response to this dangerous breach of our bedrock environmental laws, NRDC is waging a campaign of courtroom action and public pressure to compel the Navy to restrict its use of deadly sonar. High-intensity sonar blasts whales with noise billions of times more intense than levels known to disturb them and can cause their internal organs to hemorrhage. Scientists have linked the use of mid-frequency military sonar to hundreds of whale strandings and deaths around the world, in areas such as North Carolina, the Bahamas, Greece, the Canary Islands and Japan. Such sonar can also interfere with a whale's hearing, affecting its ability to navigate, avoid predators, find food, care for its young and, ultimately, survive. In July 2006, NRDC and our partners won a victory restricting the Navy's use of whale-killing, mid-frequency sonar during a massive international military exercise in the waters off Hawaii. After we secured a court order temporarily blocking the Navy's use of sonar during the month-long exercise, the Navy agreed to create a sonar-free buffer zone around the newly established Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument, significantly increase the monitoring of marine mammals during sonar drills, and implement other protective measures.

65. Whales And Our Oceans Whale facts whales are marine mammals. They have lungs instead of gills, hair instead of scales, and they give birth live. They breathe through a blowhole http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/oceans/whales/

Whales and Our Oceans Whale facts: Whales are marine mammals. They have lungs instead of gills, hair instead of scales, and they give birth live. They breathe through a blowhole located on the top of their head, and they hear through holes behind their eyes. There are about 80 kinds of whales living in oceans around the world. Whales can grow to over 100 ft. long, and they can weigh over 200 tons. Whales live in family groups called pods. They communicate by making high pitched sounds. Listen to a whale! (133k .au file) Teacher Talk Activities on this page: The activities below are designed to be done by students individually, or in groups. Some can be done in one session, and others might be completed over several sessions. Look for the to find "task cards" which can be printed out. Suggested grade levels are indicated in parentheses. Whale Migrations Why should we be interested in tracking the movements of whales? Biologists and oceanographers can learn more about how the environment affects animal behavior, and they can study environmental change by watching the effects those changes have on whale movements. Whales migrate, or travel from one place to another, to find food, to breed, and to give birth to their young. They migrate for several reasons. Look at the links below, and see if you can find enough information to answer the task card questions. Gray whales migration map - notice where they spend the winter and summer.

66. Underwater Times | Whale News the web s most comprehensive source of news in and around water. sections include oceans, sharks, crocs/gators, whales, uw animals, scuba, http://www.underwatertimes.com/whales/whales.php

about feedback got news? tell a friend ... subscribe to the ~headlines delivered everyday~ page one newswire pics oceans ... underweird whale news archive * page 1 * page 2 page 3 page 4 page 5 ... Group: Japan's Scientific Whale Kill 'Misleading', Violates International Wildlife Trade Law date added: source: www.theage.com.au Aussie discovery set to refute Japanese whaling claims; 'We're photographing their bodies' date added: source: www.abc.net.au Japan: Hunting Albino Whale 'Absurd'; Vows To Take 50 Humpbacks for 'Research' date added: source: www.news.com.au Japan wants Aussie protection from 'environmental terrorism' during humpback kill date added: source: www.abc.net.au Arctic hunters debate whether to harvest belugas trapped, drowning behind ice date added: source: canadianpress.google.com Argh! Japanese Whalers Won't Say If They'll Spare 'Migaloo', Albino Humpback; 'Criminal Nation' date added: source: www.theage.com.au Maui dive boat spots 'torpedo' in whale sanctuary date added: source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com Quest tracks blue whale nursery; 'This will fulfill a dream for us'

67. Defending Whales It s been an intense morning here on the Esperanza after eleven days preventing the Japanese whaling fleet from killing whales, this morning we blocked http://weblog.greenpeace.org/whales/

Weblog homepage Meet the crew The Esperanza Webcam ... Whales homepage Search Search this blog: Bookmark Us! a2a_linkname="Greenpeace defending whales";a2a_linkurl="http://weblog.greenpeace.org/whales/"; Watch this space for updates from the crew of the Esperanza, and sign up for Whale Mail >> January 24, 2008 The whales need a powerful ally in Japan – say something Canon! Posted by Irene onboard the Esperanza Different ways of shooting whales. Canon is the world's number one digital camera company, and a major sponsor of wildlife initiatives, environmental groups, and efforts to save endangered species. The sight outside our portholes strikes me as absurd: the Nisshin Maru, two catcher boats, an Australian surveillance vessel and us on the Esperanza. This is a big remote sea - but right here it looks like rush hour. Imagine the logistics and resources spent on all these ships coming down here, only because the Japanese government refuses to end their hoax science programme in Antarctica. But there are powerful forces in Japan that could influence their government - if only they would speak up!

68. When Is The Last Time A Whale Did Anything For You? I just have one question about whales who cares? All I ever hear are people pissing and moaning about saving the whales. Why save the whales? http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=whales_suck

69. Information About Alaska Whales Alaska whales information about humpback whales, gray whales, killer whales (orca), northern right whales, bowhead whales, and minke whales; http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales/

Home Protected Resources Alaska Whales Whales in Alaskan Waters Several of the following are PDF files which require free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view, navigate and print. Adobe also offers free tools for the visually disabled Alaska Whale Information Beluga Whales Bowhead Whales Fin Whales Humpback Whales ... Sperm Whales Publications Abundance, trends and distribution of baleen whales off Western Alaska and the central Aleutian Islands ScienceDirect August 2006 Acoustic detection and satellite-tracking leads to discovery of rare concentration of endangered North Pacific right whales Biology Letters February 2006 Listening for Large Whales in the Offshore Waters of Alaska Biologist’s Toolbox January 2006 Large Whale Ship Strike Database January 2004 Stock Assessment Reports Alaska Fisheries Science Center Publications Molecular Genetic Identification of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Related Links Alaska Marine Mammal Viewing Guidelines and Regulations Alaska Whale Stock Definition and Geographic Range (4 MB) Environmental/Socio-Economic Analyses NMML Cetacean Assessment and Ecology Program NOAA's NMFS Headquarters' Whale Information Whale Information for Kids

70. Whales Tale Cape May Jewelry And Gifts whales Tale Cape May specializes in quality jewelry, unusual sea shells and a vast assortment of gifts for kids and nature lovers in Cape May New Jersey. http://www.whalestalecapemay.com/

Jewelry Beach Jewelry Sea Shells Kids' Gifts ... Home Whale's Tale Cape May Jewelry and Gifts Holiday Sparkle Sparkle for the holidays with our huge collection of earrings - From Holly Yashi to our favorite poinsettias , you'll stand out at holiday gatherings. Or give them as a gift !! Click to see our entire Jewelry collection. Beach jewelry in winter Horseshoe Crabs Everyone in Cape May loves horseshoe crabs. Now you can bring one of these endangered critters home with you. Choose horseshoe crab jewelry, books and even a plush toy! Give someone you love a Horseshoe Crab!! Free Shipping and Free Gift with Purchase over $25! Count on the Whales Tale for quality Cape May NJ gifts all year long! Whales Tale Cape May 312 Washington Mall, Cape May, NJ Open all year. info@whalestalecapemay.com website: Cape May Times.com

71. ScienceNOW -- Sign In The Cuvier s beaked whale is a master of the ocean s crushing depths. It can dive as deep as 2 kilometers in search of prey, the deepest known for any http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2007/1214/2

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72. CSI Whales Alive! Index See our Cetacean Issues page for an index of many whales Alive! articles by CSI On The Frontline For whales A Report from the 56th Annual Meeting of http://csiwhalesalive.org/csiwaidx.html

Cetacean Society International The Quarterly Publication of Cetacean Society International Return to the CSI Home Page See our Cetacean Issues page for an index of many Whales Alive! articles by subject. Whales Alive! Vol. XVI No. 4 October 2007 Toxic Japanese School Lunches: Assemblymen from Taiji Condemn Practice and Sound Warning Boston Dolphin Day Protest New York City: Saving Dolphins Can CITES Survive the Solomon Islands? ... CSI Information And Membership Whales Alive! Vol. XVI No. 3 July 2007 Of Whales and Reindeer: The 59th Annual Meeting of the International Whaling Commission Origami Whale Curtain A Wild Meeting: CITES Maintains The Ban On Trade In Whale Products, But Not Without A Fight UN Law of the Sea Treaty Resurfaces ... CSI Information And Membership Whales Alive! Vol. XVI No. 2 April 2007 Countdown to the IWC Meeting in May UK Anti-Whaling Initiative Whale Symposium in New York Can The Estuarine Dolphin Be Classified As Vulnerable Species In Northeastern Brazil? ... CSI Information And Membership Whales Alive! Vol. XVI No. 1 January 2007

73. Are Whales Smarter Than We Are? Blogs Scientific American Community Are whales Smarter Than We Are? Cetacean brains, such as those of dolphins (left) and humpback whales (right), have even more cortical convolutions and http://science-community.sciam.com/thread.jspa?threadID=300006091

74. Whales & Dolphins Looking for information and pictures on a specific species or type of whale or dolphin? Be sure to visit the companion webpage to this project that is http://42explore.com/whale.htm

The Topic: Looking for information and pictures on a specific species or type of whale or dolphin? Be sure to visit the companion webpage to this project that is titled Species of Whales and Dolphins . There you will find so many more websites that it was necessary to break them off onto their separate webpage. Easier - Whales are group of large sea animals that look like fish, but are not. They are really mammals. Another sea animal group related to whales but smaller in size are dolphins. Dolphins have a snout shaped like a beak. Dolphins should not be confused with the brightly colored ocean fish of the same name. A third related ocean animal is the porpoise with a rounded head and a short, blunt snout. The porpoise is smaller than both whales and dolphins. Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are all mammals that breathe air and are members of the whale family. Harder - Whales, dolphins, and porpoises are all members of the scientific order cetacea (Pronounced: suh-TAY-sha). As cetaceans, they are warm blooded, bear their young alive. and the babies nurse their mother's milk. Cetaceans live entirely in water but must breathe air through their lungs. They have fishlike bodies with a thick layer of fat or blubber to keep them warm. Cetaceans also have flippers for front limbs, but do not have hind limbs. Unlike most other mammals, they have very little body hair.

75. Whale - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia The term whale can refer to all cetaceans, to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale

Whale From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article is about the animal. For other uses, see Whale (disambiguation) A Humpback Whale The term whale can refer to all cetaceans , to just the larger ones, or only to members of particular families within the order Cetacea . The last definition is the one followed here. Whales are those cetaceans which are neither dolphins (i.e. members of the families Delphinidae or Platanistoidae ) nor porpoises . This can lead to some confusion because Orcas (Killer Whales) and Pilot whales have "whale" in their name, but they are dolphins for the purpose of classification Contents Origins and taxonomy Anatomy Anatomy of the ear Behavior ... edit Origins and taxonomy A Fin Whale See also: Evolution of cetaceans List of whale species All cetaceans , including whales, dolphins and porpoises, are descendants of land-living mammals of the Artiodactyl order (even-toed ungulate animals). Both cetaceans and artiodactyl are now classified under the super-order Cetartiodactyla which includes both whales and hippos . In fact, whales are the closest living relatives of

76. Pacific Whale Foundation Maui whale watching, dolphin watching, ecotours, student internships and Adopt-A-Whale program. http://www.pacificwhale.org/

Welcome to the Pacific Whale Foundation Website. The non profit organization dedicated to protecting whales and their ocean home. home Contact us log in About Us ... Save the dolphins in sea,you can help us to protect dolphins Snorkel Maui's famous reef at Molokini Marine Preserve and Turtle Arches. Cruise to Lana'i to watch wild dolphins and snorkel two dazzling reefs. Experience the thrill of watching whales on our Whalewatch Ecotours. Learn about Lahaina's riveting past on our Enjoy a romantic night at sea aboard our Sunset Dinner and Cocktail Cruises Read the rave reviews from travel writers and guests and see why our expert-led tours are Maui's #1 ocean eco-tour choice! Molokini Snorkel Eco-Adventures Molokini is one of Hawaii's most famous and popular reefs. This mid-ocean oasis is located in a volcanic remnant, and is home to more than 250 different species of fish. Come explore and snorkel Molokini with us! January 24, 2008 Free Talk and Slideshow: Humpback Whale Underwater Behaviors and Acoustics February 07, 2008 Stargazing Cruise ... Get Involved! Join Pacific Whale Foundation and support our work to protect whales, dolphins and their ocean habitats. You'll save 20% on all Pacific Whale Foundation Eco-Adventures and receive our distinctive member's t-shirt as a FREE gift. Read on Already a member?

77. WhaleTimes: Fishin' For Facts Library bullet, Where do we get our information? Go to the pygmy right whale page and look at a small sample of the type of resources we use. http://www.whaletimes.org/whafshn.htm

WhaleTimes Are you fishin' for facts? Maybe you can find them in our WhaleTimes library! Let us know if there are other ocean animals you'd like to learn more about. (Remember, anything underlined below is a link to an information page.) Pinnipeds: (Seal, Sea Lions, walruses) How can marine mammals hold their breath for so long? Find out. Seals Baikal seal leopard seal bearded seal ribbon seal elephant seal ringed seal harbor seal harp seal Sea Lions: CA sea lion Steller sea lion Walruses Penguins Adélie Penguin little blue penguin emperor penguin rockhopper penguin ... Galapagos penguin Sharks blue shark mako shark bronze whaler river sharks bull shark roughsharks cookiecutter shark reproduction dolphins vs sharks tiger shark ... What if a dolphin and a shark got into a fight? Whales Basic Whale Information How can marine mammals hold their breath for so long? Find out. Toothed Whales Amazon river dolphin echolocation beaked whales ... humpback whale Other Ocean Stuff Giant squid manatee El Nino Plus visit our....

78. Blue Whale | Cetacean Fact Sheet | American Cetacean Society ACS blue whale fact sheet concise, scientifically reviewed basic information on the blue whale, including physical description, prey, range, and status, http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/bluewhl.htm

Conferences Curriculum Fact Packs Outreach Spyhopper Whalewatcher Journal 2006-Ventura 2004-Long Beach 2002-Seattle 2000-Monterey Reports Gray Whales IWC/Whaling MMPA Orcas Right Whales Sound/Sonar Tuna/Dolphin Research News Excerpts Reseach Programs Baja Trips Around Catalina Humpback Adventure Blue Whale Watch Baja Basecamp Baja Lagoons Contact ACS History Members-Only Regional Chapters Supporters Channel Islands Los Angeles Monterey Bay Orange County ... San Francisco Donate Join ACS Volunteer acsonline.org Join! Education Issues Research Whale Watching About ACS How to Help ACTION ALERT! members-only home education fact packs ... Interactive Pages species fact sheets Baird's beaked whale Beluga whale Blue whale Boto ... Spotted dolphin misc. fact pages Bibliography Glossary Links Taxonomy ... Shop iGive Mall A merican C etacean S ociety F act S heet BLUE WHALE Balaenoptera musculus CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Cetacea SUBORDER: Mysticeti FAMILY: Balaenopteridae GENUS: Balaenoptera SPECIES: musculus The blue whale is one of the rorquals , a family that also includes the humpback whale fin whale Bryde's whale, sei whale , and minke whale . On land an animal the size of a blue whale would be crushed by its own weight without the support of large heavy bones. Because its body is supported by water, as a sea animal, the need for heavy bones to support its weight disappeared. This, plus the availability of a large food supply, have made it possible for the blue whale to reach such an enormous size. The blue whale makes deep and rumbling sounds which can be felt as much as heard. These low-frequency sounds travel long distances through water, allowing blue whales to communicate with each other over hundreds of miles of ocean.

79. Blue Whale Photographs Underwater - Balaenoptera Musculus Provides underwater and aerial photos of the blue whale. http://www.earthwindow.com/blue.html

Blue whale photographs and video. Underwater and topside nature photography from Southern California. Next QuickTime Video On this page... Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus baleen whale rorqual krill whale with diver cow and calf fluke Next Features Blue whale I II Ocean Sunfish Pelagic Crabs ... Home Contact Mike Johnson

80. Whale Watching In Maui With Maui Princess Cruises Whalewatch Whale Watching (Whalewatch) in Maui, Hawaii with Maui Princess Cruises. Stay comfortable and dry on our 100 foot whale watching vessels. http://www.whalewatchmaui.com/

Humpback Whale Research Lahaina Harbor, Maui, Hawaii Maui is the best place to see humpback whales in their natural breeding area in Hawaii. Every year from mid-December through mid-May the humpback whales make their home in the waters surrounding the island of Maui. We offer Maui whalewatch cruises four times a day from Lahaina Harbor where the wind and the seas are calm. Our fleet takes you out to the whales fast, as we have some of the largest, most stable boats on Maui. The whales migrate close to 3,500 miles from their Alaskan summer feeding waters, to the warm waters of Hawaii where they mate and have their calves. Our researchers in Maui spend time studying the humpback whales each winter. We put together this website to share our knowledge of the humpback whales with you. If you are interested in joining our research team, visit our Intern Page to see if you qualify. Learn about these magnificent creatures, find out how you can participate aboard one of our whale watch vessels from Lahaina Harbor. Make your plans to visit Maui this year and help us study the North Pacific humpback whales in their natural environment. To learn why the humpback whales choose Maui as their breeding area, click here

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