Sentences with phrase «thick blubber»

Its thick blubber and fur insulate it against the cold, and its translucent fur, which appears white or cream - colored, camouflages it from its prey.

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For example, whale's milk is especially high in fat because whale babies need a thick layer of blubber to keep warm in cold waters.

In order to thrive, they have a thick layer of blubber.

Whales are wrapped in fat — a thick layer of blubber — as vital insulation against the cold.

Some whales have a blubber layer up to 20 inches thick.

An important adaptation for marine mammals is blubber, a thick, insulating layer of fat beneath the skin that helps to keep body warmth in and the cold of the air or water out.

Blubber is a thick layer of fat (adipose) tissue.

The blubber is evenly spread over much of their body, just as the shortening in this activity covered the surface of your finger in a thick layer.

The problem is compounded by their thick layer of blubber, essential for insulation when at rest.

Howard Rosenbaum, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Ocean Giants Program, told Live Science that, for many marine mammal species, a thick layer of fat called blubber is «first and foremost» in their list of defenses against the cold.

«These animals are quite small and they can't carry around a thick layer of blubber.

Their blubber is too thick for blood samples to be taken easily.

That helps keep them warm in frigid waters, because these marine mammals don't produce blubber — a thick layer of fat — as do seals and walruses.

Going into the autumn the seal will be insulated by a 5 cm (2 in) thick layer of blubber, giving them a fat percentage of between 40 and 50 %.

A thick layer of fat called blubber insulates them from cold ocean waters.

They are also born with a thicker layer of blubber and begin foraging in the sea right after birth.