Cetaceans Cetaceans Akeakamai was a female Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, who along with a companion female dolphin named Phoenix, were the subjects of Louis Herman's animal language studies at the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory in Honolulu, Hawaii. The most well known paper is the original work described in Herman, Richards, & Wolz (1984). Akeakamai was also the subject of many other scientific studies of dolphin cognition and sensory abilities. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akeakamai"
Baleen (also called whalebone) is a substance made of keratin and is therefore stiff but somewhat elastic. Whalebone is a modification of the epidermis. A bony mineral, hydroxyapatite, is also present in baleen in small amounts, along with traces of manganese, copper, boron, iron, and calcium. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baleen"
A beached whale is a whale which has become stranded on land, usually on a beach. Beaching is often fatal for whales, as they become dehydrated and die. Some die when their lungs are suffocated under their own weight or drown when high tides cover their blowholes. Humans sometimes try to save beached whales; however, such efforts are not always successful. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beached whale"
The order Cetacea includes whales, dolphins and porpoises. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cetacea"
Cetacean intelligence denotes the cognitive capabilities of the cetacean order of mammals and especially the various species of dolphin. Cetaceans include whales, porpoises and dolphins and while all are broadly considered intelligent, dolphins have generated the most attention as their capabilities appear to be of a different order than that of their relatives. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cetacean intelligence"
Cetology is the branch of marine mammal science that studies the approximately eighty species of whales, dolphins, and porpoise in the scientific order Cetacea. The term was coined in the mid-19th century from the Greek cetus ("whale") and -ology ("study"). ...more on Wikipedia about "Cetology"
The cetology of Moby-Dick is the zoological classification and study of the properties of whales (i.e. cetology) introduced by U.S. author Herman Melville in his 1851 novel Moby-Dick. Although the novel is a work of fiction, Melville famously introduced chapters concerned largely with a description of observations of various species of whales. The observations, voiced through the narrator Ishmael, were largely drawn from Melville's own first-hand experiences in whaling in the 1840s and include species from the order of Cetacea. The chapters in which Melville discusses whales in a scientific manner lie outside the main story of Captain Ahab and the Pequod, and they are often disincluded in abridged versions of the novel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cetology of Moby-Dick"
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The Cumberland Sound Beluga is an endangered species of whale. The species reside in the Cumberland Sound between the Hall Peninsula and the Cumberland Peninsula in Nunavut, Canada. Data recovered from tagged whales suggest that they reside in the sound all-year-round. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cumberland Sound Beluga"
The recent discovery of Pakicetus, the earliest proto-whale (see below) has helped to settle the debate. The skeletons of Pakicetus demonstrate that whales did not derive directly from mesonychids. Instead, they are a form of artiodactyl (another type of ungulate) that began to take to the water after the artiodactyl family split from the mesonychids. In other words, the proto-whales were early artiodactyls that retained aspects of their mesonychid ancestry (such as the triangular teeth) which modern artiodactyls have since lost. An interesting implication is that the earliest ancestors of all hoofed mammals were probably at least partly carnivorous or scavengers, today's artiodactyls and perissodactyls only having switched to a plant diet later in their evolution. Whales, due to the readier availability of animal prey, naturally retained their carnivory, as did mesonychids, who were however out-competed by better-adapted animals like the Carnivora later on (mesonychids became specialized carnivores when the overall availability of large animal prey was still low; thus their adaptation was likely at a disadvantage when new forms had filled the gaps left by the dinosaurs). ...more on Wikipedia about "Evolution of cetaceans"
There have been two documented, notable incidents of exploding whales, as well as several lesser-known ones. The most famous explosion occurred in the United States at Florence, Oregon, in 1970, when a dead sperm whale (originally reported as a gray whale) was blown up by the Oregon Highway Division in an attempt to dispose of its rotting carcass. This incident became famous when American humorist Dave Barry wrote about it in his newspaper column after viewing television footage of the explosion, and later when the same footage of the incident appeared on the Internet. The other well-reported case of an exploding whale was in Taiwan in 2004, when a buildup of gas inside a decomposing sperm whale caused it to explode while it was being transported for post-mortem examination. ...more on Wikipedia about "Exploding whale"
The High North Alliance is an umbrella organisation of several fishing, whaling and Nordic municipal councils. The organisation objectives are, it says, "to protect the rights of whalers, sealers and fishermen to harvest renewable resources in accordance with the principle of sustainable management." ...more on Wikipedia about "High North Alliance"
The Icelandic Phallological Museum in Húsavík, Iceland (formerly in Reykjavík) is a museum devoted to phallology. The museum currently has 154 specimens displayed like hunting trophies, embalmed in formaldehyde, or dried in display cases. The museum attempts to collect penis specimens from every mammal extant in Iceland, including several species that are endangered or currently extinct in Icelandic waters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Icelandic Phallological Museum"
Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) is a Japanese privately-owned, non-profit institution that claims to carry out the scientific research into cetaceans. It grew out of the Whale Research Institute (founded 1947) which in turn was an off-shoot of Nakabe Scientific Research Centre (founded 1941). The Whales Research Institute obtained its scientific datas from commercial whaling. ICR was established in response to the 1986 IWC moratorium on all commercial whaling. It has absorbed ships, crew and equipments of a whaling company which now look after the sale of whale meat from the institute. It is often claimed to be a front for the commercial whaling industry by whaling critics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Institute of Cetacean Research"
Lagenorhynchus is a genus in the order cetacea containing six closely related species. These are ...more on Wikipedia about "Lagenorhynchus"
This is a list of dolphin species. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of dolphin species"
This is a list of whale species. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of whale species"
Lolita, originally known as Tokitae, is an orca at the Miami Seaquarium. She is the oldest captive orca. She was captured from the wild on August 8 1970 at Penn Cove, Puget Sound on the coast of Washington. At capture she was aged about six years old. Before capture she was a member of the L-25 pod. The Penn Cove capture has become controversial due to the large number of wild whales that were taken (seven), and the number of whale deaths (four juveniles and one adult female). ...more on Wikipedia about "Lolita (orca)"
The melon is an oily, fatty lump of tissue found at the centre of the forehead of most dolphins and toothed whales. The function of the melon is not completely understood, but scientists believe it provides a means of focusing sounds used in echolocation. Some scientists also believe the melon may function in deep diving and buoyancy. Melon size tends to increase in toothed whales that dive deep. Some species' melons are more developed and specialized than others. The Sperm Whale has specialized sufficiently that the oil within the organ is chemically distinct from that found in other toothed whales. In fact the differences in size and composition are so great that the organ has its own name - see Sperm Whale. ...more on Wikipedia about "Melon (whale)"
The United States and Russian militaries have trained and employed dolphins for several reasons. Such military dolphins can be trained to rescue lost divers or to locate underwater mines. Military dolphins were used during the First Gulf War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Military dolphin"
Moby-Dick — (the hyphen in the title is present in the original edition) — is a novel by Herman Melville. It was first published by Richard Bentley in expurgated form (in three volumes) as The Whale in London on 18 October 1851, and then in full, by Harper and Brothers, as Moby-Dick; or, The Whale in New York on 14 November 1851, in a single volume. Moby-Dick's style was revolutionary for its time: descriptions in intricate, imaginative, and varied prose of the methods of whale-hunting, the adventure, and the narrator's reflections interweave the story's themes with a huge swath of Western literature, history, religion, mythology, philosophy, and science. Although its initial reception was unfavorable, Moby-Dick is now considered to be one of the canonical novels in the English language, and has secured Melville's reputation in the first rank of American writers. The novel is dedicated to Nathaniel Hawthorne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moby-Dick"
The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two unusual whale species, the Narwhal, in which the male has a long tusk, and the white Beluga. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monodontidae" Must see www.shortopedia.com shortopedia
Oceanic dolphins are the members of the Delphinidae family of cetaceans. These aquatic mammals are related to whales and porpoises. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oceanic dolphin"
The Snubfin Dolphins (Orcaella) are a genus of dolphins, long believed to be monotypic, the only species being the Irrawaddy Dolphin. However in 2005 genetic analysis showed that the Australian Snubfin Dolphin is a second species closely related to the Irrawaddy dolphin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Orcaella"
The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) is a program administered by the U.S. Navy which studies the military use of marine mammals — principally Bottlenose Dolphins and California Sea Lions — and trains animals to perform tasks such as ship and harbour protection, mine detection and clearance, and equipment recovery. The program is based in , where animals are housed and trained on an ongoing basis. NMMP animal teams have been deployed for use in combat zones, such as during the Vietnam War and the Iraq War. ...more on Wikipedia about "U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program"
Whales are the largest species of exclusively aquatic mammals, members of the order Cetacea, which also includes dolphins and porpoises. They are the largest known animals ever evolved. ...more on Wikipedia about "Whale" Simply http://www.shortopedia.com!
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