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Right Whales can grow
to 60 feet long and weigh
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Humpbacks, the singing Whales, work together to capture schools of herring, one blowing bubbles beneath herding them into a sphere. Others drive them to the surface with sounds where they scoop the herring into their open mouths. |
![]() Sperm Whales dive up to 10,000 feet to feed on fish and squid. In 1820 a large bull Sperm Whale rammed and sunk the whaling ship Essex. Sperm Whales were once preferred the source of whale oil.
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The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) can weigh up to two and one half tons, is slow moving and has to watch out for polar bears and killer whales. They are protected by the Marine Mammal Act of 1972. |
![]() It is the the Flying Fishes’ pectoral fins that enable them to leave the water and glide for short distances. It is a survival tactic fleeing from larger predatory fish or anything that frightens them. |
Portuguese Man ‘O War The Portuguese man of war is a beautiful jellyfish that travels with the winds and currents, but the powerful sting of its tentacles inflicts pain.
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The unmistakable all white Beluga Whales live in Arctic and sub-Arctic coastal waters. They are highly social whales living in pods and have to watch out for killer whales and polar bears.
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The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) can weigh up to two and one half tons, is slow moving and has to watch out for polar bears and killer whales. They are protected by the Marine Mammal Act of 1972.
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The same Manatee image with
the background. Long ago sailors
mistook manatees for Sirens, the three dangerous
bird-women seductresses of Greek mythology.
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![]() Gentle, loved mammals. Long ago sailors mistook manatees for Sirens, the three dangerous bird-women seductresses of Greek mythology. |
Linophryne lucifer is a deep sea fish which attracts its prey with a natural fishing lure appendage.
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