Australian and American scientists argue that DNA research on feces and skin enables scientists to
learn about whales without killing them.
But it's hard to make a strong case for such a radical notion because so little is
known about whale behavior and genetics, he and other whale experts say.
What's most
concerning about whales recently is the fear that some of them might be playing both sides of the field.
Check out some
books about whales from your local library and read them aloud as your children color.
For a fun outdoor science activity, teach your kids
about whales by drawing a life size whale with chalk!
I learned so
much about these whales and dolphins from this drone footage that it feels like I have entered a new dimension!
You're absolutely
right about the whale visibility being dependent on many factors including the weather and also the time of day!
There are still many unanswered
questions about whale sharks, particularly about mating and reproduction.
The whales are
curious about the whale watch boats and often come in close to dive under the boats and swim around.
You can learn
about whale habits, find out how to spot them in the ocean, and even have the chance to hear a whale song.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have
about whale shark interactions.
The program's main objectives are to help visitors see and
learn about the whales and other marine life along our coast.
While much is known about the biology and ecology of whales in the eastern North Pacific (ENP), until recently almost nothing was known
about whales in the western North Pacific (WNP).
Make sure to read our
story about Whale Watching in BC, British Columbia as well as our portfolio on Killer Whales.
A cool bonus: kids will actually learn fun facts
about whales as they practice this 20 minute asana sequence!
In the ecology section: it isn't true that the elephant seals dive to 1500m is the world record for air breathing veterbrates -
what about whales??
Our Professional Marine Naturalists share intriguing information and up - to date
facts about the Whales as our guests listen to «Whale Songs» live on Gemini's hydrophone.
The
details about the whaling industry in Nantucket and how oil was extracted from the huge creatures are fascinating, as are the facts and speculation about the physical and psychological ramifications the disaster had on the crew.
Your skipper provides informative
commentary about the whales as you watch for fin splashes, tail slaps and impressive breaches where the whale rises up out of the water.
Join State Parks for an exciting lecture given by a guest speaker
about the whales of the Pacific.
The more time you spend
worrying about whales rather than alternative energy, the quicker you are dooming those whales to a certain fate: extinction.
«It's one thing to
hear about whales or some other huge creature that makes these long journeys, but this is a bird that is basically the size of a robin,» he says.
John Huston's Moby Dick starts out introducing a main character, as the novel does, with the famous line «Call me Ishmael», and then doesn't touch on him any further and begins a tale
about a whaling ship.
Jessie (Jason James Richter) comes to Willy's rescue yet again, in this third
adventure about whales and family.
This movement is catching on in Japan, where 100,000 people every summer now go whale watching, feeding a growing skepticism
about whale hunting.
But anyway, so we talked a
lot about whales and we said, «When you go whale watching and a whale breaches, a whale jumps up above the water, everybody oohs and aahs and takes pictures of it and talks about «Oh, look at the whale,» and then the whale goes back under water for like 45 minutes, and it's the most boring thing in the world.
As he pointed out, the only sign to the men of Nineveh was Jonah's preaching, and they repented at this, knowing
nothing about the whale incident.
How utterly ridiculous to interpret this moving and prophetic affirmation of God's universal care for all mankind as a literal miracle story
about a whale swallowing a man!
The conservationists used to have a point when they argued that little was known
about whale populations, and less about how to manage them properly.
The Northern Indian Ocean and its inhabitants have not been surveyed to the same extent as the eastern Pacific Ocean, and much of the information
about whale distributions comes from Soviet whaling several decades ago.
Some whales build up waxes, lipids and keratin into earplugs that tell
researchers about a whale's lifetime exposure to pollution.
The stance we
took about whaling was right, but now the Norwegians can, with some justification, call us shit - bags when it comes to acid rain.
«The paper succeeds in shifting the
dialogue about whaling, and actually modeling the crucial dynamic between whaling and conservation,» says Stephen Palumbi of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.