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WHALES
AN L1HLKNAK|NLNANNALJ
by
GEORGE S. FICHTER
IIi ustrated by
BARBAR J. HOOPES AMBLER
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GOLDEN PRESS NEW YORK
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FOREWORD
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spec eso| o eoo' s O' yo |oge|o|| s|osc
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Card Number: 89051 365. I SBN 0307240754
CONTENTS
MARINE MAMMALS ................................................................. ... 4
WHALES, DOLPHINS, AND PORPOISES .................... ..................... 6
How cetaceans developed. The way cetaceans breathe. How
cetaceans give birth. The senses of cetaceans. The way cetaceans
sleep. How cetaceans swim. Migratory j ourney s of cetaceans. The
whaling industry. The need for conservation. Tne training of marine
mammals in captivity. Looking out for the interests of cetaceans.
BALEEN WHALES ....................................................................... 34
Right Whales .... ............................................................................. 36
Rorquals, or Fin Whales ................................ 40
Gray Whales . .
. .......................................... 52
TOOTHED WHALES ...................................................... , ............ 54
Beaked Whales .. . . ... ... .. . ... . ... .... . ............................. 54
Sperm Whales..... . ..................... 62
Narwhal and White Whale .............................. 66
Porpoises. . .. . .. . .. . ... . .. .. ..... ... . ... ... . ............................. 70
Dolphins ....................................................................................... 7 6
River Dolphins........... . ................................................... 96
MANATEES AND DUGONG ...................................................... 100
Manatees.............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... ............. 1 02
Dugong ............... ................... .................................... ............. 104
Steller's Sea Cow.. . . .. . ... .. . .. . .. ... . . .. .. .. ... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ... . ..... 1 06
SEA LIONS, WALRUSES, AND SEALS .................. . .......... .... ....... 108
Eared Seals.. .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1
Walruses ... . .. . ...... ... . .. .... .. ....... ... ... ... .. ... ... .. . ...... 124
Earless Seals ...... .. .. ...... . . .. ... ... ... ..... . .... 128
CARNIVORES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Otters, Weasels, and Their Kin.. .. .. ... ... ... . . .... .... . .... 144
Bears.................... .... ............ . .................................. 148
WHALE WATCHI NG ......................... ....................................... 152
ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS .. ...................................... 154
MARINE MAMMAL EXHI BITS .................................................... 156
MORE INFORMATION .............................................................. 157
SCIENTIFIC NAMES .............................................. . ... : ............... 158
INDEX ................................ ....................... .............................. 159
MARI NE MAMMALS
Aooo| l20 o| |e oe |o =, 000 spec es o| oo` s
` ve | eseo Jese oe |ece|oceos wo` es, Jo` p s,
oJ popo ses j , |e p peJs , seo ` os, wo` oses, oJ
seo' sj , |e s e os, oo|eesoJ0ogogj , oJ|oco
voes |e Seo O||e oJ |e o` o eoj Je p c po`
spec es eoc goop, sow | e|o ` y |ee o| o
o` s, oeJesc oeJ oJ ` ' os|o|eJ | sooos. A` ` o e
oo` s, eve |ose so | s` se oppeooce | o| |ey
wee oce oe` eveJ |o oe | s , soe |eo|oes |o| ose
| eeoeso|| ec` ossVoo` o
A` ` oo` s oe wo o` ooJeJ-|o| s , |e ooJy
|epeo|oe s ego` o|eJ |eo` ` y oJ s JepeJe| o|
|e ev oe| Je yoog oe co|eJ |eo` ` y oy |e
|eo` eoJ oo seJ |oog o oo ` co` coJ o| ` |e
o | Jeyoe |e socs` eJ |eJ o ` sj |o |e o|
e's ooy g` oJs Vo eoo` so` so possess o ,
w c s os o qoe |o oo` s os |eo|es oe |o o Js
Soeo eoo` s, socos| eSeo O||e, o` oeo,
oJ seveo` p peJs, ove | cs|o O|es, soc os |e
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ce|oceos oJ s e os, oe coveeJ w | o Jo g o
eo` ys|ogeo| Jeve` ope|oo|ove o | cs JeoJo` y
o sco||e go|o s|` esosoJo` |s
. se|e ` oJ Jwe` ` ge` o| ves, o eoo` sove
` ogs oJ os| oeo|e o Wo' es, soe o|w c oe
copoo` eo|Jv g oe |o o ` e Jeep oJco eo
sooegeJ |oooo o` oge, os|eve|e` essso|oce
|o ep` e s |e oxyge Je o` ooJ s c co`o|eJ oy o
e|| c e| |oo cooeeJ eo| | s, copo so, ge|
|e oxygeJ ec|`y|o|ewo|eoyeoso|g ' ` s, oJ
|e ` esse|| c e|eo|oso` y~ocooes j Jeoo
o| o eoo` s s ' ogeoJwe` ` Jeve` opeJ co|os|
|o|eoo o|` owec` osseso|oo` s.
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plvic girdle (rudimentry)
blubber
WHALES, DOLPHI NS, AND PORPOI SES
Order Cetacea
A` ` o||ece|oceos, w c|o|o` oppox o|e` y75 spec es,
oe exc` os ve` y oqoo| c, oe cop` e|e` y so |o oe oy
o|eoo` s A|os|ogeo|` |eJo|ey ` eove|ewo|e
Ce|oceosoge s ze |o |eg go| c ` oeWo` e, |e
' oges|ceo|oe|o|oseveex s|eJ,|oeJ o s zeJJo'
p soJpopo ses,soeo|w coeo` ys` g|` y oe
|o 3|ee|` og Jyp co` ` yo ce|oceo's eoJ s o eJ|o |s
ooJyw |oo| o J s| c| ecs cxcep| o |ew spec es, |e
eoJ coo| oe | oeJ JepeJe|` y Cooc|e s| c o|
oo` s, oweve,ce|oceosJopossessseveecsve|e
ooe, | oog oc copesseJ soe o| | e ` oge
wo` es|eseoe|oseJ |o o s|g` eJ|sco` yo |ew ces
| cs
A ce|oceo's ooJy s s|eo` eJ, o sp J` e sopeJ,
oJ soe spec es |e eoJ oy oe ex|eJeJ |o o
oeos Voys Jsoveo Je| |eJoso` | cos s| go|
o | cs |o` JeJ Jge o| ss w |oo| o ooy soppo| J s
|eo| oe oJJs |o | e geeo` | s ` se o ppeo oc e A
ce|oceo's|o|` egsoe|` ppes,w | oexposeJc` owso
J g |s A oceJoceJooys|oc|oe|oo pe` v cg J` e s
s| ` ` ev Jece |eo` `y, oo| ex|eo` J ` osoe ` ocs
g Je|o ` , w c pov Jes|ep c po` J v g|oce|o
sw g, s ex|eJeJ |o o oooJ o zo|o` oppe
Joge, sepoo|eJ |o |o|` oses oyo o|c | e JJ` e
Je| ss ` ocsso sexcep||oo |ewo s|` esoooJ|e
ooo| oJ o |e oe` ` y soe spec es JJeeo| |e
ss so | cs` oyeo|o` oooe os|` y|o|j |o|sevesoso
eo| so` o|o os we` ` os o |ooJ eseve ` oooeoyoe2
|ee|| cs soeo||e ` ogewo` esoJ oy occoo||o
oe|o=0pece|o||e o o` 's|o|o`we g|
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CETACEANS DEVElOPED |o oo` s|o|' veJ o ` oJ,
|e e|o | o |e seo coec g peops 0 ` ` o
yeos ogo |oss ` ev Jece s scoce, oJ so |e pec se
oJcop' e|ep c|oeo|ce|oceo evo` o| oeo so o | o|
o ys|ey
Je seo os o|oo` e oJvo|oges ove o ` oJ oo |o|
|ooe| g, |ooJ soe p` e| |o` oJeos ` yoo|o oo` e
Je seo s o` so o oe o |o ev oe|, ` ocs g |e
` oge oJ soJJe s ||s |epeo|o e | o| coo ` y
occoo` oJ
A eo' yseoJwe` ` gce|oceooeJ Basi/osaurus s| ` `
oJ |eo|o es o s g | os c ` ose` y e` o|eJ | o| e ' oJ
Jwe` ` es Soe0|ee| ` og, | oJ o excep| oo` ` y ` og
|o ` |o|oJeI|sosose` se |wos| s|c' oss | eJoso ep
| ' e |s J `egs oJ o` eoJy J soppeoeJ, oo| |s so|,
|` ppe` se|o|` egs|e o|eJ |veJ g |s Jeos| ` , o
o' owo` e, wos o|ye|ce|o` ` y ` oco|eJ o |e |op o| |e
eoJ J s o os oo` seo Jwe` ` g oo` , ow ex| c|,
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oy o oy o| ove oee o J ec| oces|o o| oJe
Joyce|oceos.
|oss ` s sow |o| |e ex| c| |os o| ce|oceos oJ
|ee| J ||ee| o|eJ |o o` os, co es, oJ c sos, ` se
os| oo` s |oJoy. VoJe ce|oceos, soe o|w c
ove o |oss ` s|oyo` os|os` ogos| egoop| ow c
Basi/osaurus oe` ogeJ, oeJv JeJ |o|osoooJes |e
oo` ee, owo` eooe, wo` es Vys| ce| j oJ |e |oo|eJ
wo` es OJo|oce| j .
Joo|eJ wo` es ove s p` e |ee|-co co` , peg` se,
oJ o` ` s ` o. Soe spec es ove seveo` oJeJ |ee|,
o|es os |ew os |wo. Wo` es Jo o| ose |e |ee| |o
cew g oo| os e||ec| ve |oo` s|o o` J g pey o| ` | co
oeoeoveeJ |opos | o|oswo` ` ow g.
oo` ee wo` es , | ee| oe ` ocs g. s|eoJ, | ese
spec es oveoo` ee, owo` eooe, |o go scee |o|
s eves| yo o` soo|o|wo|e|ose |o|eoo|.Jese
o o` spov Jeoo se||o|ewo` es.
skeletn of Bsi1osurus
A CETACEAN BREATHES AI R |oogos| ` s` oco|eJ o |e
vey|opo|.|seoJ-oeopelg oo' owo` ej |oo|ed
wo` es, |o o` owo` es |eoo` eewo` es Jeo` owo` e
s c` oseJ oy vo` ves we |e ce|oceo goes oeeo| |e
so|oce S ce |ee s o ope coec| o oe|wee |e
oso` possoges oJ |e oo| os |ee s o|e o
o` s, wo` es, Jo` p s, oJ popo ses co|osewo|e |o
|e oo|w | oJogeo|ov g|ge| |o|e ` ogs
Je s|o|o wo` eo o|ece|oceo eoces |e so
|oce, |e o` owo` e sexposeJ |o|e o oJ opeeJ Je
o o` eJ o|e` y exo` es, o o` ows Je eo|eJ o ,
oJepessoe oJ | ` ` eJ w | wo|evopo, o` os|s |o |e
coo` e o o| |e o|ospee wee |coJeses |o |e
cooc|e s| c spoo| ` oge wo` es, |e spoo|oy se
|ooe|o20|ee|.
Joseo` owsl wos |e oo ` o| cyo|wo' es o |e
' oosoo||o|e qooy. cxpe eceJwo` escoo` J Je| [
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|e s Jo|wo` eoJ |s s ze oy |e sopeoJ e g| o|
|e spoo| Wo` ewo|ces |oJoy co Je| |y o| o` y
spec esoo| J v Joo` soy|e spoo|s
Soe ce|oceos co o` J |e oeo| |o ` oge |o
ooo. Je vey` oge` ogsoes|e|ceJ|oogoo||e
|o` ` ` eg| o| |e copoc oos ooJo o` cov |y oJ oe
J v JeJ |o os oyos |ee | es oe o o` J gsocs
o`veo` j |ooe |e ` ogs o| ` oJ Jwe` ` g oo` s O|
eqoo` po|oce s|e|oc||o|o ce|oceo co ep|y |s
ese ` ogs oe cop` e|e` y |o co ` oJJwe` ` g
oo` soJ|e ep` e s|eqo cs` yw | o |essop
p` y o|o oJJ | o, |eeog` oo eJ p ge|j o
ce|oceo's o` ooJ os o geo|e copoc |y |o o` J g oxy
ge |o Joes |e eog` oo o|` oJJwe` ` g oo` s
A` ` o|| eope gs| o| eesp o|oysys|e- c` oJ g|e
o` owo` esoJ|e ooc o` |ooes-co oe | g|` y so|oy
osc` es
CETACEANS GIVE BI RTH o| seo Jyp co` ` y o` yoeco` | s
bo, occos oo` ` yoo| oe` y|ee oe | s | e|oge
spec es, |ee so ` opseo||o yeos o||e |e o | o||e
co` |oe|oe|ecowcooeoogo os|coses, |eco` |
soo|o ` | s| As soo os| eoo ` co` coJoeoss, | e
yoogco` | os|ge||o | eso|oce|o | s| s|oeo|o|o
'| co sw eJ o|e` y, oo| o||e |e o|e g ves | o
ooos| |e g|J ec| oo| s| s|oJ g` y po|o|
| p Sew ` ` soppo|| eco` |o|| eso|oce o| ` | s |o` ` y
oJ os|eJ |o |s soJJe JepeJece|o |e woo. J| `
| soe| | os oee woeJ oy |e o|e so o| c
|` o J, oo|ow | s |eco` Jseo
Calves are usually bn tail first.
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Nursing
o` ee wo` e o|es ose |e co` ves |o oooo| s x
o|s| oo yeo Joo|eJ wo` es ose |o o yeo oJ o
o` | |o |wo yeos A co` | socs` es oJe|e wo|e os |e
o|e sw s o` og s` ow` y coc ooy g` oJ, oe
` oco|eJ o |e g|oJ oeo |e ` e|| os| oeoJ o||e
|o ` , s JJe o pocse|o|ss Je pp' esoeex|oJeJ
oyosc` esJo gos g
V ` s s poJoceJ | eg` oJs oJ e' J esevo s
We |eco` | oeg s|o socs` e, |e o|e|oces| e ` s
oo|qo cs` y J s so|es|e | e eqo eJ |o socs` g so
|o| |e yoog co ge| oocs |o |e so|oce |o oeo| A
ce|oceo's ` ss vey c-oooo||e| es ge co` o
es|ocow's ` s Jeco` |ge|s op` eeegy|osos|o
|s op J eo` y gow| A oooy ` oeWo` e, |o exop` e,
oy Jooo` e | s we g | os s o| o | e os o wees
, o o ooo es, oy copo so, Jooo` e |e we g|
oog` y|oo o|s j
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SENSES OF CETACEANS Jeve' opeJ |o ee| |e JeoJs
o||e oqoo| c oo |o| popo| o|o|e ooJys ze, |o
exop` e, ce|oceos' eyesoeso` ` , po|ec|eJ |o |e so` |
wo|eoyowoxysece| o. Je v s o sgooJ oo| so|o
g' y po|o| sese Ce|oceos ove |o|o` ' y ` os| | e
seseo|se` '
A` |oog o ce|oceo ` ocss ex|eo' eos, |s eo g s
oco|e |c oJe|ec|sooJs|ooJeJso| ` es |eseo
A` ` ce|oceose isooJs|ocoo co| ooJsoe|o
ov go| o os we||. !e sooJs oe poJoceJ |e oso`
possogewoys,o|oy|e` oyx Jee` oo||eSpe
Wo` e p 5=j |ocoseso oeos|e sooJs os| oso ' es
|ocoses` g|
Communication
Je sooJsvoy w | |e spec es, oo| geeo` |ey
oe poJoceJo||o |eqoecy` eve` s SooJsoJeo|` ow
|eqoecy oy oe eoJ oy peop` e os sqoeoss, go| s,
c` css, ow s|` es.Jese o sesoe oseJwe| eo o` s
oe |o` s g |o eoco|eJe
o||e sco| oooswe
|e o o|s oe sw g o goop Je |eqoecy o|
|ese sooJs s|yp co' ` y o ge|o l 5, 000 cyc` espe
secoJ, oo| |ey oy oe eve ` owe |o l,000 cyc` es,
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Cetaceans identif objects underwatr by echolocation.
oo|we` ` w | |e ogeo|ooeo g. !e oo| g
o| gsogso|| eo` eopoocsWo` eoeo|| s|e
qoecy, oJ |ees| g`y, |e o` es voy |e sogs |o
yeo |o yeo. Soe| es o o` ew ` ` s g |o 20 oos o
` oge,w | o e|s|opso` y|ooeo| g.Ae|eys g g
wo| |eo` esos| ` se| oeo
Echolocation
Ao|eiype o| sooJ oeg s o|o |eqoecy o| oooo|
20, 000 cyc' es pe secoJ, oo| | s s os|` y oeyoJ |e
oge o| oo eo g, w c eJs o| oooo| 25, 000
cyc` es. Soe sooJs ove oee ecoJeJ o| |eqoec es
ge |o 200, 000 cyc` es pesecoJ. Jese g |e
qoecy sooJs, gve o|| so| po` ses, eco oocs |o
|e o o` |o oy oo ec|s |e so oo J gs. !e
ecoes|e` ` | ece|oceowee| o| J|ooJ oJo` so go Je
||owoJ oowoy |o oo ec|s. ! seco` oco| o sys|e,
s ` o| o| o| oseJ oyoo|s oJ sooeqo ppeJ s ps, s
eosoo` y occoo|e. A ce|oceo co Je|e eo| o` y
| es ze oJ J s|oce o| oo ec|s oo| o` so |e sope oJ
s|oc|oe. | soe` eveJ|o| go| goweoJWo` esoe
gooeJ oooJ ce oos|oc| os oy scoo|wo` es |ove` g
` esoeoJo|| eeJ
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MOST CETACEANS SLEEP occos oo` ` yw ` e |` oo| g c` ose
|o|eso|oce J s sco` ` eJ ` ogg g As ` ogos|e |op
o| | e eoJ s ooove |e so |oce, |ey co co| oe |o
oeo|ew ` es` eep gw | oJogeo|Jow g Soe
o| |e ` oge wo` es s` eep so sooJ` y |o| s ps o |o
|e o |ey J || |o so` ` ows 0o` p s oJ popo ses
see |o|ose |eqoe|es|soJ ops oo|oppoe|` yeve
go |oJeeps` eep
SWIMMING ce|oceos soccop` seJoyop oJJow
ovee|so||eoooJo zo|o` |` oses,|eooJyov g
` ||` e |o s Je| os Je J s s co|os|| o| s, w c
| e|o ` oves |o s Je| os JeoJ, |o| eo o |y po
| co` o` y |e |os| sw esj , |e ooJy sopp` es os|o||e
powe|osw g | s o| ` ze|e s Je| s |os|ee g
Ce|oceoss|ee oys || g| ep` oeo|w c|e |` oses
ove | oog |e wo|e, | oog |e poJJ' e` se |` ppes
oss s| s|ee goJo` so oo` oc g
Vos|o| | e` ogewo` esco seo|=| o5 ` espe oo
|o so| J s|oces |ey oy occe` eo|e |o 20 ` es pe
oo, o |ew go g eve |os|e, oo||eyJoo|o |o | s
speeJ |o ` og Voyo| |eJo` p s oJpopo ses, ow
eve, sw o|20oeve 30 ` es pe oo |o so| pe
oJso|| e
Swi mmi ng power is from up-and-down movement of broad flukes.
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Migration rout of te Gray Whale
MI GRATION Voy ce|oceos ose ` og go|oy oo
eys oe|ee |eeJ g oJ oeeJ g oeos es| sow o|
|e go|s oe |e g o| wo` es | o| wee|e qoes| o|
wo` e s Jese o|es oJ | o sow wee | o ` oos |o
wo` es eoc seoso Jhey sew | o| | e o g wo` es
spe| |e w |es wo o |epeo|e wo|e s, | e
e|oeJ | ocoo` ewo|es soe Jese| ps|oos |e
wo` es|oosoJso| ` es oyeo
Jeg o| oo` eewo` es| J|e |ooJ o| ` eos|20 | es
oe p` e| |o` |ecoo` ewo|es|o woeseos A
o g ` oeWo` e, |o exop` e, cos|o|| |s s|oocw | os
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| ese' ves A o oe o| wo` e spec es oe ow eo
New England whalers hunting off the coast of Hawai i are shown i n
this 19th-century print.
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These flensi ng tools and harpoons were used by early whalers.
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Firing harpoons from guns and cannons began about 1868.
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Modern whaling ships not only destroyed the whales, but also the
industry.
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A kill of Sperm Whal es brought
al ongside a wha l i ng ship to be
processed.
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A stranded 1 ,200-l b. baby Sperm Whol e is l i fted onto a fl atbed
truck to be transported to the Dolphin Research Center.
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o. A |o|poge s|oy oce |o` J o|o woo coog|
Jumping through hoops i s a standard stunt far performing dol phi ns.
Dolphins swim at a high speed, then jump in unison.
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Once the most feared creatures in the sea, Killer Whales are now
star performers at sea-l ife exhibits.
Killer Whales
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kind. Now people began to understand that the Killer
Whale was not only approachable but also amazingly
manageable. Soon the Killer Whale moved into the lime
light at many marine exhibits. A confident trainer might
even put his or her head into the creature's gaping mouth,
demonstrating the animal's docility. At Sea World in
Orlando, Florida, a Killer Whale produced an offspring
for its owners, and the baby was son performing with all
the adeptness of its mother. It has never known the vast
world of the open sea.
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Until dolphins endeared themselves to peple with their
showmanship, their general image was negative, due in
large measure to commercial fishermen who referred to
them as "herring hogs" and accused them of stealing more
than their share of fish. They claimed that these animals
ate their own weight in fish every day. If this were true,
those in captivit would work on starvation diets, for they
manage all of their explosive enthusiasm and exuberance
on 20 pounds or less of fish each day. Such performers
disprove earlier misconceptions and captivate the public in
the process. Few other animals have built such widespread
popularit for themselves in so short a time.
When conservationists pointed out that tuna fishermen
were deliberately drowning about 300,000 dolphins every
year in their nets, public wrath brought the entire tuna Aeet
to a temporary halt. The nation was righteusly indignant.
Sadly, dolphins were paying with their lives afer leading
the fishermen to bountiful catches. Tuna and dolphins are
typically found together, although this relationship is not
well understood. Neither feeds on the oter, but it is evi
dent that bot somehow benefit from the association-until
nets draw tight around them!
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Performers
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0o' p s oe o' so ceo| ve, soe| es ve| g | e
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w| os|o s goccoocy
Performing dolphins speed across the water by "tail wal king."
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Litle Bit, a former "Flipper" star, gives a boy a ride.
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BALEEN WHALES
Suborder Mysticeti
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coec o' poJoc|soo|o eJ |o wo' es |wososeJ
cose|soJ s ' o oJoc|s w c s| ||essw | |' ex
o ' |ywos po|o| | osoeeep' oceJoyp' os| cs
o` ee wo' es co oe J s| go seJ |o |e |oo|eJ
wo' es oy | e ov g |wo o' owo' es s|eoJ o| oe
We |ey o' ow, | e|w spoo|s oe J s| c| ve o' ee
wo' esoege|' eg o|so||ewo` ec' o
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RIGHT WHALES
Fami ly Balaenidae
Jese wee co' ' eJ g| oy eo' y wo' es oecoose |ey
wee|eoes|-|e g|-oes|oo| |o|e c y e` J
o|o ' oJwo' eooe oJJ | o, |ey J J o|s|ogg' eos
v o' e|' y oso| espec es, oJ cove e|'y, | ey|' oo|eJ
we JeoJ. - g| wo' esoveo ' ogeeoJ, oJ |ee e
ogooves |e|oo|oo|e ooJoe. AJ s| c|ve
|eo|oe s|e'ocso|o Joso' | excep||eygy- g|
Wo' ej . Je oo' ee o| |e g| wo' e s excep| oo' ' y
' og | eoweoJ, |o exop' e, eoc p' o|e oyeo
soeosocosI2|ee|.
3
BOWHEAD WHALE eosoesoooo|50occos oo' ' y0o
oej |ee| ' og, |sg o|eoJ occoo| g|oo | :J o| |s
|o|o' ' eg| J so gwo' e, w c oywe gosoc os
l 00 |os, s o' os| |o|o' ' y o' ocs, |e co' o goJ g |o o
goyoooJ|e |o ' oJ|' ppes |osw |eoJe |sc
oJsoe| eso |s g' yoceJ oppeowJeoo' ee
sJosgoy|oo' ocs
OceoooJo| oc| cwo|es, |eoweoJWo' e s
owoe | s|ooJ oc| cseos, occos oo' ' yog gos
|o soo| os| eOo' |o| S| .owece oJ| ee g Seo
Je s' ow sw goweoJWo' e|ove' s goopso|o
|ew o o` s oo| oy occos oo' ' y ooJ |oge|e ' oge
eJs JeoweoJocewe|oy| eoeo|Oee' oJ
- g| Wo' e
RIGHT WHALE, oce|e os|coowo' eo||epeo|e
seos, osoee eJoceJ ooes|oo' yo |ew|oosoJ
o o' s | soooo||esoes ze os|e oweoJ Wo' e
oo|w | o so' ' eeoJoJ|os' essoo' ee.Je|oc| o
o||s ooe|, o oygow| o |soceJ oppe ow, s
o| sow Jeooe| s|yp co' ' y |es|eJ w | poos |es,
oJoooc' esgowo |
A c' ose' y e' o|eJ spec es wos oce eqoo' ' y oooJo|
|o A' osso | osoo|e Co' |o o | , |oo, s oweJo
geeJ Ao|e g|wo' e oo |s | ecoo' seos o||e
Soo|ee spee
PYGMY RIGHT WHALE, |o 20 |ee| ' og oo| osoo' ' y ' ess,
' ves o|||ecoos|s o|Soo|Ae co, Aos|o' o, oJ ew
Ieo' oJ | os eve oee coo, oJ ' ||' e s sow
oooo| |s oo |s J' se o|e g|wo' es, |oso Joso'
| coc o| |s oe|o 200 oo' ee p' o|es s o' y oooo|
2|ee|' og
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RIGHT WHALE
PYGMY RIGHT WHALE
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RORQUALS, OR FI N WHALES
Family Balaenopteridae
Jese wo` es ove o | ogo` o Joso' | se|we` ` oocs
eo |e |o ` oJ o se es o| |o` Js o p` eo|s oJe | e
|oo| JeeoJ sso|oJ|` o| oscopoeJ| o| e` oge,
g oceJ eoJo| g|wo` es Jeso` ` eoo| co
|o s ` es s oo` ee, w c s so|e oJ s| ||e |o |e
oo` ee o| g| wo` es |os|sw es, |esewo` eswee
Jogeoosqooy|owo` eo|es
FI N WHALE oyoe30|ee|` ogoo| sosoo` ` yso|e, oJ
oywe g os oc os0 |os | e|es |o |s coveJ,
2 |oo|Joso` | .
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-ozooocs s oo|e oe |o | swo' e oecoose o|
|e sop JgeJow |soocs
Je | Wo' e's os|oosoo' |eo|oe s |sosye| co'
co' o g Je |g|s Jeo||e ' owe ow sw |e, |e ' e||
s Je Jos Je |ogoe s Jose o |e g| s Je |o o
| e' e||, oJ| eoo` ee so' so o co' oeJ, | ep' o|eso| e
' e||o' o sgoyoJ|oseo| e g|' g| ye' ' ow
| sco sw osop J'yos30 ' espeoo, oJ o
pooeJ o o` s o||c |oweJ wo' eooo|s w |e, |ese
wo' es go|e|owo |epeo|e seos, wee |ey o|e
oJ |e |eo' esg ve o | soe, |ey e|o |o po' o
wo|eswee |e |ooJ os|'y so' ' cos|oceosoo|o` so
so' ' | sj s p' e| |o' Jey oycosoe2|oso oeo|
|ooJ evey Joy As o eso` | o|wo' g oves|s, |e |
Wo' e s owoeJogeeJspec es
BLUE WHALE, i e ` ogesi o o` ioi os eve ` ved o
` odo ieseo, oyeosoe oei o I00 |eei ` og
odwe gbosocos200|os. |eo` esoe s` ghi' y` og
e ioieo` es A ` oeWo` e sg goi c eod s oooo|
oqooieo||eo o` s s|oio` ` egi
ecoo s e o| | s s| eo ' eJ oody, | e ` o e Who ` e
oppeos |o oe o |os| sw e OJ o ` y |s |op speed s
o` yoooo| l 5 ` es pe oo, od | co co| oe sw
g o| | s speeJ |o |wo oos o ` oge opooed
wo` es, oweve, ove oee sow |o go | ce os |os|,
|oog |ey coo| o |o i s |os|e speed |o o ` og
| e J sgeo|wo` e s o` sooJeepd ve Jyp co` ` y |iov
e's `ess io 350 |ee|odeieso|oce, oo| ioydve|o
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we' ' ove I, 000 |ee| Jeep We | o' ows o eso|oc g,
| eco' o' sespoo|oy se| ooe| o30|ee|.
A woy oJ eo' y so' |oy ceo|o e, o oJo' | ' oe
Wo' e s eos ' y | g|eeJ Wo' e o |es ' eo eJ |o
oppooc os s ' e|' y os poss o' e |o peve| |e qooy
|o oe gscoeJ owoy JJe|eso|oce, o ' oeWo' e
oyoseoo gsooJs|o|oeJe|ec|oo' e|o50 ' es
o|o|e
oog ' o eWo' es oe o| os coo| oos os oe | e
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oJo` |s qo s | ve` y|eyw ` ` sw c` ose|oooo|s 0o g|e
wo` gJoys,| sco os |ywoso||eo |o|o` s|ose
Je ' oe Wo' e s s` o|e o` oe ooove oJ ` g|e oe` ow
O||e |eoJes Je sye` ` ow s Joe |o gow|so|J o|os
o |e wo` e s p` eo|eJ o gooveJ oJeso|oce Ao|e
oe|o|e` oeWo` e Joysgoeoy, |oc|,wosSo`
po oo||oeJ Wo` e, oJ co c Je|o` `y, |e oooJo|
J o|os oe | ep c po` |ooJ o| | es ` ` | o| sos|o |e
o gwo` es
Jeeoe l 00ooep` eo|sogooveso|ewo` e s
oJes Je We |eseoe s|e|ceJ, |eyg ve| ewo` e s
oo|ocgeo|ecopoc j|o|os g |e ` ogeqoo|
| eso|wo|e|o w c |s|o s |s |ooJ Je p` eo|s o` so
ceose|e s zeo||ewo` e sces| esp o| o, os g
| poss o` e| o|ose o eooosqoo| |y o| o |o |s
' ogs|oysoJewo|e
J s g o| o o` soos s|s o o J e| o| s ` ` , w c oe
s p` se cos|oceos se` Jo eoso g oe | o 2
. ces ` og |e soe o|s, A|oc| c wo|es |ee
w| s ` ` oJeJso|sqooe ` eso||eoceo oe|oeJ
eJJ soow oy swo gc` ooJs o||ecos|oceos Je
seo oecoes o o| | oos soop |o| |e ` oe Wo` e co
Kril l, none more than 2.5 inches long, feed the largest ani
alive or that has ever existed.
po|ose o| s p' y oy ope g |s oo| A o g wo' e s
s|ooc oy co|o oe | o o |o o| s ' ' , oJ o
Joy s| e, |ewo' eoycosoe=|osooe
0o g |e w |e o|s, |e wo' es ove |o o|e
|es |o| oe woe 0o g |ese o|s, |e wo' es
Jo o|eo| Jey sovveoy'v go|||e op' eo' oooe,
ov g oc c oo ' o|eJ os oc os 20 |o s Jo g | e
o|so||eeJ g 0o g|ew |eo|s, |oo, |e ' oe
Wo` eso|e
|eo' es, ocows, oeo o s g' eco' |, osoo' ' y evey|o
yeos Jeco' |oyoeoe|o20|ee|' ogo|o |, oJ
| gows op J'y, geeo` ' y oJJ g o |o o|we g| evey
wees o so W | o yeo | os Jooo' eJ |s ' eg|, oJ
w | |ve yeos | s sexoo' ' y o|oe oJ eoJy| o oeo
yoogo||s ow
O' y o |ew |oosoJ ' oeWo' es s| ' ' ex s|, wo' g
ov g eJoceJ|e ooes|ooes| o|eJ 250, 000
Jey oe ow po|ec|eJ oy |eo| oo' ogeee|s, oo|
o' ' coo| esJoo| oo Jeoy| eego' o| os J|o|oo|e' y,
|oo, |e ego' o| osoe o| o' woys ooseJ o |e oes| o o
' og co' Jo|o, oJepese||e |ees|so|wo' esos oc
os, ooe|o, | ewe' |oeo|| ewo' es
SEI WHALE oy eoc o ' eg| o|0 |ee| oJ we g os
oc os30|os. | oso s|og' yoceJ oppe ow, ' se
|e oweoJWo' e Je' ogeJoso' | s ecoveJ o |s
J og , oJ|ep' eo|sogooveso |soJes JeJo
o|go o|| o| |e so| |' ppes. Je Se Wo' e s goy |o
o' ocs o |s oppeso|oce oJwl|e oe' ow, oo||ew |e
Joes o| ex|eJ|o |e |o ' Je oo' ee s o' ocs, |s | ges
w |e oJ so | e |ey oe woo' ' y o o ' se-ex|ee' y
e||ec| ve |opp g |e so' ' cos|oceos o w c |e
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wo' eosesos|o| |s eo' s | o' so |opsoJeo|s so' '
| s
|ooJ o' ' seos, | e Se Wo' e oves |owoJ | e
eqoo|o w |eoJ|owoJ coo' ewo|e soe | s
' ess coo po' owo|es |o | e| , opoocs, o
' oewo' es Je Se Wo' e s oe' eveJ | o oe |e |os|es|
sw e o| o' ' |e | wo' es, poss o'y oc ev g speeJs
exceeJ g20 ' espe oo,oJ| sspeeJgove |po|ec
| o|owo' es|ooyyeos
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MINKE WHALE
MINKE WHALE, the smallest of the fin whales, measures
about 25 feet long. Its yellowish white-fringed balen is less
than a foot long. The Minke Whale is blue-gray above and
white below, with a distinctive white patch on the outer side
of each Ripper. The dorsal fin is high and curved, the snout
pointed. This whale frequeny travels in small schols that
swim into bays and estuaries or close to coasts. When
these whales jump, they general,fall back on teir side,
making a large noise and splash. The Minke Whale is
fund in both the Aantic and Pacific, ranging from warm
equatorial t icy polar waters.
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BRYDE'S WHALE
BRYDE'S WHALE, about 40 feet long, lives in warm to tem
perate seas throughout the world. Its most distinctive fea
ture is its baleen, which is white streaked with gray and
black. Because its fringes are so britle that they cannot
serve effectively as a si eve, this whale feeds mainly on
small schooling fish. Bryde's Whale is slimmer and more
stremlined than any of the other fin whales. Three ridges
extend from the snout back to the are of the blowholes.
This medium- sized whale commonly bears scars from
atacks by sharks. Brydes' s Whale was never abundant
and did not contribute significantly to the whaling industry.
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HUMPBACK WHALE, |o 50|ee| ' og, os o excep| oo' ' y
` oge eod, occoo| g |o eo' y o | J o| |e o o' 's
|o|o' ' eg|. oeooswo|' se |ooec' es o |s eodove
o s|' es o o s |e ce|e, od|eeoe os oyos
25|oo|gooves,op' eo|s.Jeso' ' doso' | s ' oco|ed
s' g|'yo|| o||e dpo | oe|wee |e eodod|o ` . Je
excep| oo' 'y ' og |' ppes-|o I 2 |ee|ooe-oe sco'
' oped o |e |o| og s Je opoocs Wo' e s
o' ocsoooveodw | soe' ow, c' od g| e|' ppesod
|' oses |s oo' ee s goy o' ocs. |ood o' ' seos, o' yo
|ew |oosod opoocsWo' es oe oe' eved |o sov ve
|odoy, |eo o' sov goee o|eJ|oeoex| c| o
J swho' esoe| es' eopscop' e|e' yoo|o||ewo|e
ooc|co' ' ed oeoc g |s 50|oscos goocs o|o
|heso|ocecooeeod|o ' es ee|e g|ewo|e,
50
|s ooJy s oe|-o opoocseJ | o' so oeo|s |e so
|ocew | |s|' oses, w c sco' ' eJ' oo|o ' g Soeo||ese
o| cs oe oe' eveJ |o oe e' o|eJ|ocoo|s p. We o' es
s g p I5j, |eycooc|e s| co' ' y og eoJJow |e
wo|e
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GRAY WHALES
Fami ly Eschrichtiidae
GRAY WHALE, |e o' y spec es |s |o 'y, gows |o o
' eg| o|=5|ee|oJ oywe goe|o 30 |os | os
o' y|o|o|oo p' eo|s,ogooves, oJe |s|oo|,oJ |s
ye' ' ow s oo' ee s oe |o o |oo| oJo o' | ' og. Je
eoJ s oow oJ |e Joso' | so J s| c| |o| |co
scoce' y oe J s| go seJ |o |e oops, o socs' es,
o |s oocs As |s oe J co|es, | eoos cco' o s goy,
oo||eeoeoy' g|eossove|e ooJy.
Je Ooy Wo' e wos oce coo | oogoo| | e
o| oc | c, og g os |o soo| os Jopo oJ Co' |o
o | woso|eJ|oeoex| c| o, oo||epo|ec| opo
v JeJoy|e |eo| oo`Wo' gCo ss os ce I9=/
oppeos |o ove e` peJ | ose o coeoocs|o |so g o'
popo' o| oo| I5, 000|o 20, 000 OoyWo' eso||e co se
c' ose|o soe oJp' oy |e so|, soe| es goopso|
I00 o oe J v Joo' s oo|o |e wo' e ' eoves |s
|eeJ g gooJs |e e g Seo, |ove' g soo|woJ |o
|e soo|e coos| o| Vex co wee | oeeJs Je cows
|eg veo | oJ Je|eJ |e co'ves sooggessve' y|o|
|eOoyWo' ewosco' ' eJ 0ev ' | s oyeo' ywo' es '
sp g|ewo` eoses |s e|o ooey,| eooJ| p|o
soe J v Joo' s|o|o' g I=, 000 ' es p I/j
TOOTHED WHALES
Suborder Odontoceti
A` ` o||eoyspec es | s soooJeove|ee| e |e
|eoppeo|e` oweowo oo| os|,|e|ee|oe
s p` eoJ co co` , ose|o` |o co|c g oJ o` J g pey
oo| o| |o cew g Soe Jo` p s ove 300 o oe
|ee|, oe|ooyo|eoo` O|eeoeso|| s
soooJe oe eo` y|oo|` ess o ove o` y o |ew spec o`
zeJ |ee| seveo` spec es|e eoJoo` ges, eve ex|eJ
goeyoJ|eeJo||e ows | ` ` eJw | oo ` y, | ooos
| ssoe, | s so co` ` eJ e` o s oppoe| ` y po| o| |e
sooJ Je|ec| goJ|ocos gsys|e Joo|eJwo` esove
o s g' eo` owo' e.
eo` y o` ` o||e |oo|eJ wo` es |ove` goops, o
poJs, soe o|w c cos s| o| oJeJs o| J v Joo` s
SooJs, soeooove| eogeo|oo eo g, oe o|
' zeJ|oseep co|oc|w |o|eeoeso||eed A` `
o||e |oo|eJ wo` es oe covooos, os g|e eo' s
o ` y o| sqo J oJ | s Vos| |oo|eJ wo` es oe so` ` ,
oveog goooo| |ee| ` eg|, oo| | e/ ` ` eWo` eoy
eoc o ` eg| o|30|ee| JeSpe Wo` e oyo||o o
` eg| o| 0 |ee|, os g | |e ` oges| o| | e |oo|eJ
wo` es
BEAKED WHALES
Fami ly Ziphiidae
Veoes o|| s|o ` y ove o J s| c| soo|, oJ os|o|
|e ove o g, JoeJ |oeeoJ JJe |e |oo| oe
|o soe| esoejJeepgooves|o|eo' yee|oJe
|e c oo| sepoo|e os|ey poss|owoJ |e eo o||e
5=
ooJy Je JeJgeo||e | ogo` oJoso` | s cocove,
oJ |e | ` ppes oe s` eJe J` se o|e ce|oceos, |e
w Je|` osesoeo|Jeep` yo|ceJ |ece|e
Vos|o| |e oeoseJ wo' es ` ve |e ope seo, wee
|ey|ove` poJs Jeyoe sow|o|e oo | o|sw
g oJ J v g o so o o' ` y| ey eo soo
egeJ|o I5| o30 o|es|eso|oce| oo` ow, oo|o
pooeJ o o` s ove oee sow |o s|oy oJewo|e |o
o oooJo o` | o` oge
GOOSEBEAK WHALE, |o 25 |ee| ` og oJ we g g os
ocos=|os, |ove` s scoo` sw coveoee see
o` ` oceos Jhe o o` ssw o soo|| eso|ocew |
|e oocssexposeJ, J v goJ|e so|oc g|oge|e|o
o` ow Jey coo` yeo sooegeJ |o o` | o oo
o ` oge Je p c po` |ooJ s sqo J Je Oooseoeos
Joes o| ove os g o |oeeoJ os | e o||` eoseJ
Wo` e p 5j , oJ |oppeos oe s|eo` eJ | vo es
|oJosoow soo` o sooove|o` g| oe` ow
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BOTLENOSED WHALE, oooo| 25 |oo| ' og oJwo g g
os oc os |os |oog osoo` ` y ` ossj , |ovo` s scoo` s
gooo` ` y cos s| g o| oppox o|o` y o Jozo o o` s
J swo`o'sp c. po` |ooJ sco||`o| s
!o o||` oosoJ Wo`o's |ooooJ oo` gos po o|` y,
ooco g ecoos g` yoxoggoo|oJ os |o o o` gows
o` Jo s Jo| so` ` owooyJoo,oo` o, so oso
vo o|spooco| p 2j , w c oJo | swo` o|oos|
cooc o` ` y vo` ooJ o||oooosoJ wo` os. Joyoogoo
oo goy o ovo o` ocs s As |oy gow o` Jo, |oy
oocooo oc ` g|oco' o, | s|sp` o|coJ w | yo` ` ow s
w |o oJ|o | o` ` y covooJ oyyo` ` ow sw |o ovo |o
o| oooJy.
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Je o||' eoseJ Wo' ew |es |e JA|' o| c oJ
speJs |s somes | ecoo' wo|es o|| eAc| c Je
c' ose' y e' o|eJ Soo|e o||' eoseJ Wo' e ' ves |e
Soo|e e spee Wo' escos JeeJ |e o||' eoseJ
Wo' e oae o| |e os| Jogeoos, |o we opooeJ,
|e wo' ewoo' J J ve eJ o|e' y, o||e |o o Jep| o|
2, 000 |ee| ooe J' ess | e ' eo||oceJ | o| e o
poo wos ex|ee' y' ogoJ eo eJ |ee o g o| `
|e o o' oJ eoceJ |e eJ o| |s J ve, |e p' og g
wo' e coo' J |ose o wo' e's ooo| oJe Jewo' e |se' |
coo' J eo sooegeJ |oooooJo o' | o' oge
A||e o JeepJ ve, owo' es|oys o| |e so|oce|oos ' og
osl 5 o|es, o' ow goJego g |soeo|
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BAI RD'S WHALE, |o=0|ee|' ogoJwe g gos ocos
I 0 |os, s |e ' oges|o|| eoeoseJ wo' es | ' ves | e
o| oc | c, |o os |o soo| os Jopo oJ Co' |o o
o|woJ | o| ee g Seo Jwo o|| e|ee| | s' owe
ow oe ex|ooJ o ' y ' oge, oJ |s e' o s po
ooceJ o J'sWo' e s goyo oow s o' ocs, soe
| esw |w |eo' o|ceso|eoe' 'y
Ac' ose' ye' o|eJoJsoewo|so' ' espec es oo |s
|e co' J seos o||e Soo|e e spee, po| co' o' yo||
ewIeo' oJ
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DENSE-BEAKED WHALE
DENSE-BEAKED WHALE, |o l |ee| ' og, oos|epeo|e
oJ |op co' seos |oogoo| |e wo' J oo| s oooJo|
owee A| eoc coe o| |s oo| so oceJ oo' ge
os|po e| o' esj w co oge|oo| soo|eJ
Je |oo| oyoe os oc os 8 ces goJ 3 ces
wJe o' es|ese|ee||yp co' ' ypo|oJe|o |e ow,
oo| |eo' es|ey eo coveeJ oy|ego. Je0ese
oeoseJ Wo' e s goy s o' ocs ooove, w | sco||eeJ
o' o|ceso|o ' g|eco' o, oJ | so |o' y' g|eo|e
oe' 'y
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SOWERBY'S BEAKED WHALE
SOWERBY'S BEAKED WHALE, oooo| l 5 |ee| ' og, s |e
os|cooo|oe|o o' |oJozeoe spec es |s
geos Soe o| |esewo' es, oeo|w c s oe |o
20|ee|' og, oe sowo' yoyo |ew J v doo` s As|ey
oe o ' y Jwe` ' es o| |e ope oceo, |ey oe o| o
o' ' y see Soweoy's eoseJ Wo' e ' ves |e Ho|
A|' o| c | wosgve |eoeCow| sweo J v J
oo' |o|wos s|oJeJo||.eove, |oce, oe' ' oweJ ' seo
cow Soweoy's eoseJ Wo' e os o ' og soo| oJ o
o|e s' , s|eo' ed ooJy | os o oo|s|oJ g co' o
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STRAPTOTHED WHALE
oos gs, oo||ee s o o| ceoo' eoo' ge |s eoJ os|
|o|o||eo' owo' e
A' ' o| |s c' ose e' o|ves Joe's eoseJ Wo' e, oc | c
eoseJ Wo' e, S|op|oo|eJ Wo' e, oJ o|esj ove o
' ogsoo|oJJeepgoovesoJe|e |oo| |eS|op
|oo|eJ Wo' e, |e po o| |' o| |ee| gow ' oge os |e
o o' oecoes o' Je | e|ese|ee| oycove ove
|e oppe ow oJ pevc| |e o o' |o ope g |s
ows |o' `y ecoose |ey ' ve Jeep, co' J wo|es, ' ||' e s
sowoooo||eoo |so| |esewo' es
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SPERM WHALES
Fami ly Physeteridae
SPERM WHALE s poooo' y|e os| |o ' o o|o' ' wo' es
oecooseo||eo' e's g, sqooe|o|eJ eoJ o ' oge
o' e, w c oy oe 0 |ee| ' og, | eeoJ occoo|s |o
oe |o o | J o| |e o o' 's ' eg| Cows oe o' y
oooo| o' | os ' oge os |e o' es Je o' e's eooos
eoJcos s|s o ' y o|o esevo co|o g speoce| ,
o w |e o ' y oss oe' eveJ | o oc| os o so| o| cos o
ogo s||egeo|pessoeo| |eJep|s|ow c|ewo' e
J vesJeSpeWo' e ssow| oJveoe|oo ' e
Jeep Whe | Jves,| ewo' e ' ||s |s |' oses g |o |e
o , |e sooJs, o Jves, o' os|s|o g| Jow |o |e
wo|e | oy eo sooegeJ |o o oo o ' oge
oe|oe so|oc g| o o'ow O' y eoseJ Wo' es p 5=j
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Jve Jeepe o s|oy oJe |e so|oce |o o ` ogepe oJ
o|| e.
Je s g' e S sopeJ o' owo' e, o |e ` e|| s Je eo
|e|o|o||e eoJ, J ec|s |e spoo||owoJ o| o og' e.
Je' owe owJoes o| ex|eJ os|o |owoJ os| e|o|
o||eeoJ,w coJJs|o|eoeos|'s oosoo` oeooce.
Je Spe Wo' e os o Joso` | , o ` y o s e es o|
oops-|e | s| oJ os| po e| ` oco|eJ oooo| |wo
| Jso| |e woy |o |e soo| |o |e |o ' . CopoeJ |o
|ewo' e'ss ze, |s |' ppesoeex|ee' yso' ' .
J s g o| , w c cosoes oe |o o |o o| |ooJ
evey Joy, |eeJs o sqo J oJ co||` e| s | o| | o|s
Jeepwo|e. |soo||' esw ||eO o| Sqo Joewe' ' oseJ
oy|e scos o|ewo' e's ooJywee|esqo J'sooseJ
soc|o cops ove Jog Jeep'y. Scos s Je |e wo' e's
s|ooc sogges||o|o sqo J co| oes|o | g| eve o||e
oe gswo' ' oweJ
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A SpeWo' e's osoo` co` o s o` ocs, o eo` yso, oo|
|e |eo` e oy oe goy Je occos oo` o` o o o||sp g
s p eJ eo Ve` v ` ` e's ove` Moby Dick. A| o | o
SpeWo` e s eo` y l 5 |ee| ` og Jeo|e o` ` so|o
es Jeeo |e so|oceso|o||e oooycooeo|eos |
oses
A ` oge Spe Wo` e coo' J y e` J os oc os , 000
go` ` os o| o ` Je speoce| , w c oecoes o w |e,
woxy so` J o , wos oseJ o |e|s Spe o ` , o` so
|ose |o |e eoJ, oJeo exce` ` e|` oo co||opec
s o oc eey Jeeo| woseo|e, oJ| e|ee|, w c
oyoeosocos/ ces` ogoJwe go` | o pooJ,
we ecoveJ |o ooe|s Je os| o os oo` poJoc|
|o| eSpeWo` e sooeg s, |ooJ|` oo| g|ee
| eoceo owoseJ o|o |e soe | co o` so oe|ose
J ec|`y|oowo` e's |es| es, wee |oppoe|` y|os
J+e| oo |o| o |es ooeg s s o o` ocs s, |oo'
oJoeJ oss. We Jy, | s ` g|e co` o oJ hoso
ossyoJo | wos oceoseJ poJoc g|e os|expe
s ve pe|oes, |o |e go ` se ooeg s woo` J eos ` y
oosoooJe|o Je` co|eoJos l 9l 2, o o` ||o oss
o|ooeg seoveJ |ooSpeWo` eso` J|oeo` y
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Jese ogewo` es coo co|e w | o w Je ogeo|
c` css, sqoeoss, qoos, oJ o|e sooJs | o||ocseJ o
| g|eeJ|eyg veo||c es|o||ove`|o ` es oJseve
osowo g|oo|ewo` es
SpeWo` esoeesse| o` ` ywo` eso||op coJ|e
peo|e seos Jey |ove` poJs |o| owoJoys oe co
p seJ o|o` yo |ewo o` s, oo| | espos|cos s|eJ o|
oJeJso| J v Joo` s O||egeo|wo` es, oweve, | s
ow |e os| ooaJo|, |ewo` J popo` o o oe` eveJ |o
exceeJ o` | o ` ` o J s s ee|e` ess o` yoooo| o
| J o| |s o g o` popo` o| o
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PYGMY SPERM WHALE, |o l 2 |ee|` ogoJwe g g o` y
oooo| l , 000 pooJs, Joes o| ove o ` oge eoJ | s
sopeJ oe ` se o popo se Je so| ` owe owo Jo
po` eos eseo` go g ` ' coveoeoc s Jeo||e eoJ
gve |o sos` se oppeooce . se |s ` ogecoos , ow
eve, | Joesoveo speoce|cose, |oogo oc so` '
e oe Je ygy SpeWo` e os o Joso` | J s
wo` e, w c os o` woys oee oe, occos wo oJ
|epeo|e seos | oogoo| | ewo` J | o||e oecoes
s|oJeJ osoe
Je 0wo| Spe Wo` e s s o` ` e | o | e ygy
Spe Wo` e, eoso g o` y oooo| |ee| ` og | o` so
os o popo| oo|e` y geJoso` | . se |e ygy
Spe Wo` e, | occo s wo oJ |epeo| e seos
|oogoo||ewo` J Aso spec es, | osoee ecog zeJ
o` ys ce|e l 70s
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NARWHAL AND WHITE WHALE
Fami ly Monodontidae
NARWHAL, |o l |ee| ` og, s goy s w |e-` |eo` ` y
co pse co` oeJ Nor, | s Sco J ov o oe, eo s
copse Coo` y|eo o` soespo||eJw | o' ocs.
Je owo` osoJoso` | |s os|J s| c|ve |eo
|oe s |e o` e's |oss A|eo` eoe` yosoe j J s |oss
osoo` ` y Jeve` ops o` y o |e ` e|| s Je, oo| occos oo` ` y o
secoJ | oss |o s o | e g| s Je Sp o` eJ, spogy
s Je, oJ o || ` e, | s spec o` zeJ |oo| s op| o 7 |ee|
` og Joog |s|oc| o so|sow, soespeco` o|e|o|
| s oseJ os o pooe |o s| g |e oJ, J s ` oJg g
so` ` | soJcos|oceos, w c|ewo` e|e swo` ` ows
wo` e Jee sev Jece, |oo, |o| | s oseJ | g|s w |
o|eo` es |eo| gseoso o|sop s g`y, |e|oss
oso||oc|eJ oos | os oee so` J os |e o o||e
` egeJoy o co, oJ sopes| | oosowes oe` eve |o| |
ossoes| egooJ` ocs
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WHITE WHALE, OR BELUGA, |o I3|ee|` og|oogosoo'
` yso|e, s eo` ypoew |eweo|oe Jeyoogoe
o` o s goy ooJy sope |e W |e Wo` e ` ooss oc
` seo owo` , oo| |` ocsso|oss | osoJ s| cioJ|` ex
o` e ecs|o|pe |s |eo o` |o|o |s eoJ, w c s
oo` geJ |o| |ooJ s| c| e` o p 5j
We | so|oces |o oeo|e, |e W |e Wo` ee |s o
` ow | ` ` , so e` oJ oos o| | es |o| |e css os co` ` | |e
SeoCooy. . se |eowo` , |eW |e Wo` e` veso' y
|e co` J wo|es o|| eAc| c, oo| | oy o` so |ove' op
o| e ves ` se | e S| . .owece Scoo` s o| | ese
wo` eso||eco|o oJeJso|o o` s.
Fami ly Phocoenidae
opo ses, soe| es co|aseJ w | Jo` p s p /j , oe
J s| go seJ oy|e ` ocso|o oeos, |e |` o||ee|, so|
e, o` o|e|` ppes, oJ s|ocs eooJy o| popo ses oJ
Jo` p s oe so` ` |oo|eJ wo` es, os| eosa g ` ess
|o l 5 |ee| ` og opo ses oo | coo` , coos|o` wo|es
oJ oy |ove` |o op ves Je oe s Je veJ |o
|e |ec |o seo og, os|eywee oce cos JeeJ o
Je` cocy-` |eo` ` yo | s|o|coo` Joeeo|e o Joyswe
|e coc |oooJe eo| g eo| opo se wos o |ovo |e
|ooJo||eoyo` |y
opo ses |eeJ o | s, oJ o| ocoo` y|ey ge|
coog|oJJow |e e|so|coec o` | see
HARBOR PORPOISE osoo` ` yeosoes ` ess|o |ee| ` og
oJwe gsoooo| l 00 pooJs, occos oo` ` y oe Je|
ogo' oJoso` | soe| es oswoq|ooec' es o` og |s
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|o|eJge Je|ee| oe o qoe` yspoJe sopeJ Jeo
oo opo se s o` o s o` ocs ooove, c` oJ q |e o` o| ,
ovo` |` ppes, oJw |e oe` ow, osoo` ` ygoy s |owoJ | e
JJ` eo|| eoe` `y Oeeo` ` y ||ove` s scoo` s o|o` | o
Joze o soo o` s Aoccos oo` scoo` oyco|o os
oyos l 00 cxcep|w | |s ow s J, |e ooo o
po se s o| po | c o` o` y soc oo` e | ` ves | e o|
A|` o| c oJ o| oc | c, s|oy j |e so` ` ow wo|e
c` ose|o soe ee |ey ove |o co|eJw | | see s
e|s, ooo|s, o Jpo` ` o| o | Joes o q ooo opo ses
c` ose |o peop` e, oweve, wo see|e p` oy g oJ so
|oc g ego` o` y |o oeo|e -e` o| ves o| |e ooo o
po seoe|ooJo|||ecoos|o|Soo|Ae co
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DALLS PORPOISE s s| s g` yoseJ-o` ocsw |ow |e
oe| | yoJ|` oss | eosoes op |o / |ee| ` og oJ os o
s|oo|ooJy w | so` ` |` osesoJ|` ppesoJo ` ow Joso`
| 0o` ` 's opo se` ves |e o| oc | cwee | |ov
e`s scoo' s og g s ze |o o Joze o |ewe |o
seveo` oJeJ | so sw || sw e, ego` o` y|o` ` ow g
s ps | ops o` y se` Jo` y oo| seJs o spoy o| wo|e
|o|eo we | so|oces
Joe's opo se, oo i g|ewes|e o| oc | c, s
s ` o| o0o` ` 's Jew |esoJJ` esopeJ osso |soe` ` y
oe ` oge|o|oseo0o` ` 's opo se, oJ|eeoeo` so
J ||eeces |e |ee| oJsse` e|o
FI NLESS PORPOISE s J s| qo seJ oy |s ` ocso|o Joso`
| |e Jqeep` oc q|e| so owo|iooec` es Je
| ` ess opo se ` ves o|||ecoos|s o| J o oJ C o |
sees|ope|e osywo|esoJo||e osceJs ves|o
oJeJso| ` es Vosi J v Joo` soeo |o` yqoy, oo|
soeoeo` ocs
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Je | ' ess opo se eosoes oooo| 5 |ee| ' og |s
|` ppesoe ` ogeoJpo |eJ, oJ|e |` osesoeJ s| c|` y
o|ceJ | s oJ o ' yo s` ow sw eoJ oveso` og
o coosew | op Jcoges J ec| o | oe` y ops,
oJoes |eo sooegeJ |o oc ` oge|oo |ew
` o|esoe|oeso|oc g
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DOLPHI NS
Fami ly Del phi nidae
Voe | o 0 spec es cop se | s ` oges| |o ` y o|
ce|oceos. Jey oge|o |eope seo |ocoos|o` oeos
oJ |o ves. Vos|Jo' p s|eeJ as| oe` ow |esa|oce
Jey oe exce` ` e| sw es, oJ soew ` ` ` eop c` eoo|
|ewo|e. CopoeJ|opopo ses p. /0j , Jo' p s oveo
oe s|eo` eJ ooJy, oJos|oveo J s| c|` yoeoseJ
soa|oJoysop, co co` |ee|. Jeygeeo` `y|ove`
scoo` soJ oyo Jeoco|e | g| go|| |aJes .
Jey ove oee sow |o s ` ` ` oge soss oy o g
|e epeo|eJ` y. Soe oa|o | es o` so oe` eve |ey ase
oas|so|soaJ| os| a| soo|epey.
SADDLEBACK DOLPHI N, |o 3 |ee| ` og, s |ooJ wo
oJ |epeo|e seos |oagoa||e wo` J. | s ooaJo|,
asao' ` y|ove` g scoo` s, oJ ' se oyo| |s e` o|ves,
e oys J g |e oowwove o|o s p. A| |evo` s| |o` cs
| ewo|eeooy,| ee|as|o | es p| o` e|| eoow
wove Jo |e wos o| pas g | o` og. saJJe Joses,
|e SoJJ' eoocs oyo||o o speeJ o| 30 ` es peoa,
oJ|co sesco|o|oo` yo|oooa|o` | | so|e.
J sgoce|o` o o` , |s c oeos c` eo` y sepoo|eJ
|o |s |oeeoJ oy o goove, s Jos o` a s o` ocs o
oow ooove oJ w |e oe` ow. A go| o` ocs ec c` es
eoc eye, oJ wovy ooJs o| w |e, goy, oJ ye` ` ow
os|e s Jes. Je g, |opeeJJoso' | secaveJo
|s J og . JeSoJJ` eoocs|eeJso| s | co|ces
|ev ce` se |e` ocs go| |soe|o l 00|ee| .
. se popo ses oJ Jo` p sgeeo` 'y, |e SoJJ` eoocs
os ' og oJ o epo|o| o |o sov g Jow g peop` e.
| eJ` yoo|woy, | eo o` o||e spo|sp` oy|o` ` yoooJ
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sw es oJ J ves Occos oo` `y, we|e |e| oo` ` y
o occ Je|` y, | os oee sow |o o` ` Jow g peop` e
|o |e sa|oJ osoe, o | os oogeJ |oe` p|e
s|oy o|` oo|a| ` |eey o` ` eJ sa|| c e|` y|o e` p |ese` ves
oa| ` escaeseoceJ |e Sav vosove|es| | eJ |o|
Jo` p s J J JeeJ pov Je| sso|o|o J 0o` p soe
o` sosow|oo J|e owcooJes,seep g|eo|` oo|
we |ey oe Joge o|Jow g Je SoJJ` eoocs
0o` p s|eo o` oJe|ooas | eOees|o` eo||e
ooywooJeo Jo` p |oscoo` eveyo goJ |e
oeogo eoco||eoo
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BOTLENOSED DOLPHI N, |o l 2 |ee|` og, s |e os|co
o` ysee o||e Jo` p s | s ooaJo| |eA|` o| c,
oa| |oyoppeo wo|epeo|eseosoywee |e
wo` J, geeo` ` y s|oy g eo |e coos|s Scoo` s o| o|
|` eoseJ 0o` p s o||e cos s| o| aJeJs o| Jv Jao` s
cos ` ycop|aeJ oJ |e |oeJ, | sge|` e Jo` p s |e
oe see os| o e ex o |s . | s |oag| |o ap,
|ow oo' ` s, oJpa| o o|e pe|ooces |o| Jeo
s|o|e |s og ' q oJ |e` ` gece. S|aJ es oe aJewoy |o
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` eo |e ' ogaoge o| |s w s|` es, sqaeoss, c ps, oJ
ga|s. Soesc e| s|s oe cov ceJ | o| | weoe eve
oo` e|o coa co|ew | o|eo o` s |w ` ` oew | |e
Jo` p s| s|. A o||` eose0o` p wos|es|oo||e| '
oJ|e` ev s ose esFlipper.
Je o||` eoseJ 0o` p s qoy s o` ocs ooove oJ
w |e oe` ow, c` aJ q |s ` owe ow. Jeoeos, o ose,
s so|, oJ| eJoso` | caves oocswoJ, eJ g o
o|esoppo |
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SPOTED DOLPHIN
SPOlED DOLPHI N, |ooooa|7|ee|` og, s o ` yseeo||
|e eos| coos| o| o| Ae co oa| s o| coo | s
e|o` ` c o' ae ooove oJ os o goy oe` `y. |s spo|s oJ
s| pes soejoeJ s| c|o` yo|c` oseoge.
Je c ` ose` y e` o|eJ S` eJe 0o` p ` ves woe
A|` o| cwo|es| o| esoa| Jew Jeog gSp e0o'
p o| woseos ss ooeJ oecoase |sp s, o~ s|s
|s ooJy, we | ` eops |o |e wo|e Je Sp e 0o'
p 'sappe ow s o` ocs, |s ooJygoy, oJ |s oe` ` yw |e
JeJoso` | oJ|e|` asesoeJos Aooa|o' |o Joze
o|e eoes o| |e soe geas ` ve |e Co ooeo,
' +Jo oc | c, oJo|ewo wo|es A` ` ove ' og, o
owoeossoJso` ` , po |eJ|ee|
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COMMERSON'S DOLPHI N, = |o 5 |ee| ` og, o` so goes oy
saccoo oesos eoo` J opo se, .eJocoo |e, oJ
Ssas 0o` p Je ` os| oe coes |o |s co` opo|
|e-eoJoJ|o ` o` ocs, e| e Jsec| oo|ooJyw |e,
o s| s g co' oo| o Coeso' s 0o` p oJ seveo`
c` ose` ye` o|cJ oa| ` esscoospec esoe|oaJ wo|es
o||e Soa|e e spee A`` ove so` ` oeoss oJ |
oga` o, oaJ| ppeJJoso` | s
COMERSON'S DOLPHIN
NORTHERN RIGHT-WHALE DOLPHI N
NORTHERN RIGHT-WHALE DOLPHI N, |o7 |ee| ` og, oso
so|, s ` oeos oJ o Joso` | | ` es |e o|
oc | c A s ` o oJc` ose` ye` o|eJ spec es, |eSoa|e
- g|Wo` e 0o` p , ` ves |e Soa|e e spee,
po| ca` o' y A|oc| c wo|es Je soa|e spec es s
Jos ooove o Jw |e oe` ow, |e o|e spec es s ` o
oa| w || eco|os|s` esssop. o|oes|eo` eJ, sw ||
sw es|o|pe|e |e ope seo O||e |ey ` eopoa|o|
|ewo|eJeo|espec es|ove` s ` ogescoo` s
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PYGMY KI LLER WHALE, |o 3 |ee| ` og, oo |s wo
wo|eso|| eA|` o| c, oc | c, oJ' J ooceos ' | s oe,
os|o||oseepo|eJov goeecoag|o||Jopo. Jo|o`
' yJos goy s o' ocsexcep||o | sw |e ` ps oJo po|c
o|w |e eo |soas, |eygy/ ' ` eWo` eoso oaJ
eJ eoJ, ooeos, oJ|ewoa|` oge|ee| JeJoso` | s
g, | e|` ppes ` ogoJ s` !eo g o` Je| | co| o
o|| s spec eswos oJe|o ssa' ` s |e l 300s | wos
o|a| ` |e l 750s|o|owo` eoe` o` wossee .
I RRAWADDY DOLPHI N, |o3 |ee|` og, oso g, oaJeJ
|oeeoJ o J o oeos |s s o` ` Joso` | s s op` y
eca veJ, oJ | e` og |` ppes oe s|o g|eJgeJ oJ
o` os|| oga` o eo` ya |o` ys` o|e o' ae, |e owoJ
Jy0o` p osoJ s| c|os gs
As | s oe p` es, | s Jo` p s coo |e
owoJJy -ve eg o o| ao '| o` so occas o|| Jo
` oJoJcoo` yoppeose` sewee o` og|ecoos|o|
Soa|eos|As o O||e | |ove` saJeJso| ` esapves
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WHITE-SI DED DOLPHI N, |o 9 |ee| ' oq, ` ves |e o|
A|` o| cwee scoo` scos s| qo|osoyos l, 000o
o` s oe soe| es epo|eJ ' | oses | eoeoos so` `
|ee| |s so|, Jos oeos |o co|c oJo` J | s, sqo J,
oJo| e|ooJs Je |o ' s see` eJ o JqeJ ooove oJ
oe' ow, | e|` oses o|ceJ, oJ | e|' ppes s cs` esopeJ
As |s oe J co|es,| sJo` p cooeJ s| qo seJ oy
|sw |e s Jes Aye` ` ow s s|eos ooove |e w |e ex|eJs
|o|e JJ` eo||eooJy|o|e|o ' . . se |se` o|vesoJ
oyo|ece|oceos, | eW |es JeJ 0o` p coo` y
' oo|o ` s , o pooJs |e so|oce w | |s |o ` ' | s vey
oc| veoJo||e+ ops
JeW |e oeoseJ 0o` p , c' ose'y e` o|eJ, s s ' o
s ze |o | e W |e s JeJ oJ occo s oc | e s oe
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oge. ' |s mos| J s| ga s g |eo|ae s |s w |e oeos.
Jee s o' so o w |e oeo o |s oocs as| oe J |e
Joso` |
Je oc| | c S| peJ 0o' p , see ega` o` y Wes|
Coos| mo eex o |s, s como coos|o' wo|es Ja
gw |eoJsp go|s. | oves o||soe|ocoo' e
wo|es sameoJoa|a.
S| ' ' o|e memoes o| |e soe goap , o` ' o|w c
ove vey s o| soa| s, s| og | ` ppes, oJ J s| c|
Jges oe J|e gJoso` | oJ| eoasj oe |e
' || ` e sow W ` so's oag` os s 0o` p |o| ' ves
A| oc| c wo|es, | |zoy's 0o` p , |oaJ o|| Soa|
Ae co,oJ| e0assy0o` p , w c s | eos| co
oJo` p o|ewIeo` oJwo|es.
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RI SSO' S DOLPHI N, OR GRAMPUS, occas oo| | e
A|| o| . c oJ |e oc | c. Je oe Oopas . s Je. veJ
|o o so|e . g o| ~o |ec woJs (
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rand poisson)
|o|` . |eo` ` ymeo o g|. s .
e` oasJocs, |eoes| sow - sso's0o` p. oJoeo|
| eos| |ooas o|o' ` Jo` p s , ` . veJ o | es p oa|e
oe~ee e` so oJWe` ` . g|o ew Ieo` oJ. |o~o
decoJes, e` oas Jocs e| eo` y evey s . p |ove` . g
oe~ee |e s` oJso Jesco|eJ |e |o seveo` . ` es,
J. g|eoowwoveocovo|. go` ogs Je. ecog. | o
o| | s |o | |a` vo` a|ee's sev ce os o p ` o|, |e ew
Zeo` oJ ` eg s` o|aego|eJ e` oasJocs|a` ` govee
|o` po|ec| o
- sso's0o` p eosaesoooa| l 2 |ee|` og | s goy
ooove oJ eo` yw |e oe` ow, oJ |s | s oJ |o ` oe
o` ocs JeJoso` | s goJ ecaveJ, oJ |e |` p
pes oe ` og oJ caveJ. - sso's 0o` p osooeos,
oJ|e|oeeoJ sesoJap|`y|o |e ows Jee oe
o|ee| |e appe ow oJo` yo |ew |ee|o sevej
eoco` | o|| e`owe ow
PI LOT WHALE o` es oy eos ae |o 20 |ee| ` og o
` oge, | e|eo` es so|e. Jey oe o` so co` ` eJ ` ocs| s
oecoaseo||a a |o` yo` ocsco` o, |oag|ey ove o
w |e po|c aJe |e c J soooJ ooJo|wie o
ows|o o s ` w |e ` e o` og |e s|ooc Je g,
oooJ ooseJJoso` | s` oco|eJo` os|exoc|` y |e J
J` eo|| eoocs. Je|` ppesoes` oJpo |eJ.Jeoeos
s ex|ee` y so|, oJ |e |oeeoJ po|aJes |o o oa`
ooas o e` o` se oa` ge. Seveo` spec es occa wo
oJ|epeo|e seos, oJ|ey |ove` scoo` s Jeywee
eov ' yoves|eJ oywo` e a|esoso soace o|o ` oJ
eo|,oJ|eyoes| ` ` a|eJ | e|ooe s` oJs.
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Je oe ' o|Wo' ee|es|o |e o o' s' oo | o||o'
' ow g o ' eoJe, eve we 'eJ |o so' ' ows wee |ey
oecoe oeoc eJ Jee |e eovy o o ' s s o | |oco| e
oecoo se |e ces| cov | es oe coseJ oy | e ooJy
we g| , co' ' ops g |e ' ogs o| ocoo' y o wo' e
scoo' o| ' o| Wo' es w ' ' |o' ' ow |e ' eoJe o|o o
oeoc.
Je o o' s oy ose o oe' ' ow g o se we |ey
so|oce. Wo' es |o|eJ |e co' ' s|o' oe |eo o' s |o
so' ' owwo|es,oJ|e |o|eJsooJo' sooecoeoo|
ecoooe-Coo g-|o|wos oseJoysoeo||e
wo' es|oJesc oe|e qooy
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KILLER WHALE, OR ORCA, wos ` og cos JeeJ |e os|
vooc oaso|o` ` o o` s |eseo, oJ JeeJ | cooe A
sw ||sw e, ||ove` s pocsso|o |ew|o os oyos 50
o oe o o` s Jeywos|oge|e, eJ goJooss
g |e |eJeJ pey a| ` || es Je |ey ove |o
ose o s ` ` . Soss, seo` s, pega s, Jo' p s, wo` es-o
o o ` |e seo co escope o agy pocs o| / ` ` e
Wo` es o | epow` , oJ |e s` oag|e oy o| | es
exceeJ|e ow- eJ o|eeeJs
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.. .
Je / ` ` eWo` eoos|eoceos|oagoa||ewo` J
oa| s os|coo coo' eseos. | o||e oppeoso` og
coos|s Soe| es o / ' ' eWo` ew ' ' ` |eo` ' y s|oJo |s
|o ` , s| cs g |seoJoa|o||ewo|eoJ ` oos go| |ssa
oaJ gs. We | Jves, | oyeo saoegeJ|oos
` ogoso` | ooa.
A o' e / ` ` e Wo` e oy eos ae 30 |ee| ' og. A
|eo` e s o| ` eos| o | J so` ` e. Je Joso' | s vey
` oge-os gos |ee| o` Je o` es-oJ | po|aJes
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|o |e wo|e os |e o o' s sw speeJ ' y o' og eo
|e sa|oce. Je |' ppes oe o' a|, |e |' asesveyoooJ,
oJ|ee sooeos. os co' ' yo' ocs, | e/ ' ' eWo' eos
o ' essopeJ w |e spo|oe Jeoceye oJ po|ceso|
w |e aJe| e c , o | eoe' 'y, oJ oe J |eJoso'
| oeocs Jeo||es|eo' eJooJy.
0esp |e |s epa|o| o os o |eoc oasceo|ae, |ee oe
o ecoJs o|o / ' ' eWo' eo||ocs go ao. ece|
yeos| s g o| oeos|osoeeeos ' y|oeJ, vo' go|e
Jo' p s oo| Joc ' |y oJ espos veess |o |o g.
owseveo' o eex o |s poaJ' y|eo|ae / ' ' eWo' es
oss|oo||oc| osoJpe|oes p. 28j
KILLER WHALE
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FAE KILR WHALE
FALSE KI LLER WHALE eosoes oooo| l 5 |ee| ` og, | e
o` e oJ |eo` e o` os| |e soe s ze J` se |e / ` ` e
Wo` e, |s |' ppesoe s` oJ po |eJ o|e|o o` o|
JeJoso` | sso` ` oJcoveJ oocswoJ, oJ| eco` o
s|o|o` ` y o` ocs | os o oeos . sc |e / ` ` eWo` e, | s
coo |epeo|e oJ |op co` seos | oogoo| | e
wo` J, oo| | pe|es |e Jeepwo|es o| |e ope oceo
wee | oses | s eo` s o| sqo J oJ | s . se | e ` o|
Wo` e p 33j , w | w c | ssoe| esco|oseJ, eJs
o||eseo o` sove oee s|oJeJ o oeoces S || g
coe|soycoose| e| os|oy |oso` ` owseos
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ROUGH-TOOTHED DOLPHI N, oooa| / |ee| ` og, ` ves
i ewo wo|es o| | eA| ` o| c , oc | c, o J ' J o
oceos Scoo` so| l 00 o oe ove oee epo|eJ, oa|
` ||` e ssow oooa|| sJo` p 's oo |s | s o` a s o` ocs
ooove oJ p s s w |e w | s` o|eco` oeJ spo|s oe` ow.
.og oeoseJ 0o` p s oo|eoesoe| esaseJ |o
|e -oag|oo|eJ 0o` p J s Jo` p oJ |s c` osee` o
|ves oe soe| es p` oceJ o sepoo|e |o `y, S|e Joe.
A` ` oveo ` ogoeos, aeoas|ee|,oJo J s| c|Joso`
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Jeoz ` o0o` p , o Jacax , ` ves |eswo|e|o
ap | e Aozo oJ o| e ves Soa| oJ Ce|o`
Ae co ' a s o` ocs ooove oJ po' e oe` ow, | s o' y
oooa| = |ee| ' og |oa s ' o so` ` Jo` p s oo | |e
coos|o` wo|es o| o|eos|e Soa| Ae co oJ oy
osceJ|e' ogeves
Je Jo oc | c apoocs 0o` p |ove` s |e ves
oJ coos|o` wo|es o| |e J o oJ oc | c oceos o||
soa|e A| co, As o, oJ Aas| o` o | |eeJs o | s ,
Jesp |e pes s|e| epo|s |o| | s o vege|o o Seveo'
o|e s ` o spec es o| Jo' p s oo | | e ves oJ
coos|o`wo|eso| A| cooJ J o
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RI VER DOLPHI NS
Fami ly Platanistidae
Jese Jo' p s` e|||e seo, |e oces|o` oe, |o ` ve
|eswo|e ' oses oJ ves. Je ooes |e ecs oe
' ogeoJsepoo|e, os ` oJoo` s A` ` oveo ` og,
s` oeos, oy|ee|, oJso|,oooJ|` ppes.
SUSU, OR I NDIA RIVER DOLPHI N, oooa| 3 |ee| ` og oJ
o` os||o|o' ` yo` J, saos s|so| soJ|eswo|es p.
' |s |oeeoJ ses sop` y |o | esoa|, oJ | s|` ppes
oe ` ogeoJ oooJ ooseJ Je|' ase sJ s| c|` yo|ceJ.
J sJos oow |o o' ocsJo' p s |oaJo` y ' J o
|eOogesoJ ' JasvesoJ|e | oa|o es. We |
spoa|s, | oseso o se soosoo j ac` se |soe.
BAIJI , OR CHI NESE RI VER DOLPHI N, ` ves |e ` owe
eoces o| | e Cog J og og|zej - ve C o
Aooo|/ |ee| ` og, | sgoy ooove oJ w |e oe` ow Je
|oo| ` og oeos coves opo||e| p . se|e Soso, |e o
s eo' y o' J | |ove` s eJs o| |ewe| o o` | o
Joze o o` soJ s o eJogeeJ spec es Oce |wos
co` ` eJ W |e |` og 0o' p oecoose | wos oe` eveJ |o|,
we|eJo` p swo c` ose|o|eso|oce, |s ` ogeJo
so` | po|oJ g|o|ewo|eeseo` eJ o |` og
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FRANCISCANA, OR LA PLATA DOLPHI N, oe` yoe|o
5 |ee|' og, ` ves coos|o` wo|eso||eos|eSoa|Ae|
co. JeJoso` | s we` ` Jeve` opeJ, oJ |e oeos s ` og
oJs ' . J soow sJo` p |eeJso so` ' | s, sqa J,
oJ cas|oceos | eoocs s wo|es. J' se o` ' o|e
veJo` p s, |osgooJv s o.
BOUTU, OR AMAZON DOLPHI N, |o 3 |ee|` og, ' ves
| e ve oos s o| eos|e Soa| Ae co, l, 000 ` es
|o| eseo. Ooapsgeeo` ` ycos s|o||ewe| oo' | o
Joze o o` s Soeoa|as oe o` ocsooove oJceoy
p s o | ` es co` oeJ oe` ow, o|es, pesa oo` y oe
o|ae, oe|o|o` ` yceoco` oeJop s Je` og, s` g|` y
Jow caveJ soa| oeos o |ew o s|` es, |e Joso` | s
so` ` Jeeyes oe | yoa| s| ` ` |ac| oo` Jepos | o o|
|e so` ` eyes ooove |e oa` g g ceess peve|s |e Jo`
p |o ` oos g JowwoJ, oweve, oJ so we |
|eeJs, |o||e sw saps JeJow c` ose|o|eoo||o o|
|e |` ppes oJ |e |` ases oe ` oge Jese Jo` p s ove
oeepo|ec|eJ` oco' ` yoysapes| | o oJ y|s
MANATEES AND DUGONG
Order Si reni a
Jo|o` ` yoqoo| c, o|eveco gosoe|ooeeJo|og ve
o | |o |e yoog, |e oo|ees oJ 0ogog oe |ooJ
o` y wo seos, es|oo es,oJves Jese` oge, | J
oeos|soveo sp J` esopeJ, oo` syooJy, poJJ` e` se |o|
` egs |` ppesj , oJo J|` ppes Je|` o||eeJ|o ` s|e
p c po` eoso|sw g, |oog |e |` ppes oy oe
oseJ |o s|ee g o |o sco` ` g Jese oe eovy ooJ eJ,
Jese ooeJ o o` s Joog o| sw || sw es, |ey
co oeove ss ' ` |o` `y Jey ove o ooJeJ eoJ, so' `
eyes, oJ` oge, |` ex o` e, o s|`y ` ps A |ew s| || o s oe
sco||eeJ ove |e | cs Je, oeeo| w c s o eovy
` oye o| o` oooe Je os| ` s oe o |e |op o| |e soo|
oJoesep|c` oseJoyvo` veswe|eo o` soeoJe
wo|e
S| c|` yp` o| eo|es,coso gos ocos I00pooJs
o|vege|o| o peJoy, s e osoveo cop` ex s|ooc,
oc` seocow'soo|eo o|'s ecoose|e |` es s
gooJ |o eo|, oyo| |ese o o` swee s` oog|eeJ oy
peop` e' v go` ogseocoos|s ecoose|eyoe s` ow ov
g, |ey oe o||e | oJ s ` ` eJ oy ooo| pope` ` es, |e
wos||oe|oJoy
o co` `y, |ese og` y o o` s oe so J |o ove e` peJ
sp e |e eo J y|, w c exp` o s wy |ey oe
sow os s es So ` oswo eqoo|eJ|e ` oossw | |e
e oeoo|y, oweve, oJ oqoes| ooo` yoee o| seo
oc|oo` og Jeyoeo` so co` ` eJ seo cows, o oeop|
oe cos Je g |e oppeooce oJ |e ose o| |e
|` es os |ooJ Je oces|y sows o c` eo e` o| os p|o
e` epo|soJ|o yoxes so' ` ` oJJwe` ` goo` so|
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MANATEES
Fami ly Trichechidae
MANATEES ` ve |op co` oJ sao|op co` wo|es Je
Wes| ' J oVoo|ee oo |s| ecoos|o`wo|esoJves
|o |` o Jo|oagoa|ac o||eCo ooeo JeAo
zo Voo|ee ` ves o` og |ecoos|o| oz ` oJ ap sac
' oge ves os | e Aozo oJ | e O oco. A | J
spec es, |e Wes| A| co Voo|ee, s |oaJ |e wo
coos|o`wo|eso||wes|eA| co
Voo|ees oy eosae oe |o l0 |ee| ` og oJ
we gosacoso` | o|o, |oag|eyoeasao` ` yso` `
eJe|o ` s oaJeJoJos oo|c Je|o||` ppes,
w cs| ` ` oeoaJ e|so|o ` s, oesoovoo` e|o||ey
co oe aseJ ` se oswe |e o o` wo|s |o pa` ` |e
|o| o| |s ooJyo|o o soe |o goze o e|' y o p` o|s
Jeyoag sw o ` y oyas g |e |` ppes, oa|oJa` |s
ase |e |` ppes o` y |o s|ee g oJ ge| |e powe |o
sw g|o|e |o `
Voo|ees ove o sqaoeJo|| azz` ew. | q` y|` ex
o` e' ps|o|oesp` | | e JJ` e, eoco` | JepeJe|` y
ovoo` e Je ` ps oe aseJ w | Jex|e |y pa' ` g p` o|s
|o |e oo||o oo` ogsoe cve |e s Jeso||e ` ps
oe o s|` y, |o g oases |o| e` p ove |ooJ oocs |o
|e|` o||eeJ|ee| |ocew goe|oe | sswo` ` oweJ
Voo|eesoeses |ve|oco` JoJw ` ` J e po' ogeJ
exposae |o wo|e |o| s `owe |o /0 |. Oeeo` ` y|e
o o` soe so` |oy, oa|Ja q pe oJso|co` J, goapso|
o Joze o oe oy osseo` e wo s p gs o
p` oceswee |ee s o |` owo| wowo|e|o |oc|o es
opowe p` o|s | |eco` J coes o so qa cs' y|o||ey
oveo|oJ |e |o ove, |eyw ` ` J e|o exposae A
oo|ee, ` seo 0agog, sa|oces ega` o` y|oo ew sap
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WtST I NDIAN MANATEE
p`y o|oxyge. | | oecoesoeoceJ, |w ` ` |y|o o` ` o|o
|s oocs |o oc eve oe com|o|. O|ew se | w ` ` sa||o
co|e Joe|o |e pessae o| |s eovy ooJy o |s o coge,
osoppeso` sow |oeoceJwo` es.
Voo|ee cows gve o | |ooe co` ||o| s aseJ |o
oooa|~o yeos oe|oe |e cowcogve o | ogo . J s
s` ow o|e o| epoJoc| o oses | ex|ee` y J || ca` | |o
oo|ees |o ceose |e popa` o| o ` eve` , oJ exp` o s
wy|eyoeeJogeeJ.
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DUGONG
|am| qoaqeaqeaa
DUGONG is the only species in its family. It lives in warm
coastal waters of the Indian, South Pacific, and North Pacif
ic oceans, this habitat affording it some protection from
sharks (though not from peple) .
About 9 feet long and rarely weighing more than 800
pounds, the Dugong is smaller and more streamlined than
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are manatees. I ts wedge-shaped tail is deeply notched at
the midline. The front flippers show no evidence of nails.
Males have to tusks (the upper incisors) that may be as
much as 1 0 inches long. Females bear a single calf every
other year.
Normally a Dugong comes to the surface every five or
ten minutes to replenish its oxygen supply. Ordinarily it
feeds at night. Its world population is only a few thousands.
Many are killed by hunters, others by boats or by the
destruction of their habitat.
STELLER'S SEA COW
Fami ly Hydromal idae
STELLER'S SEA COW ` veJ |eco` Jwo|eso||e o|
oc | c. | gew |o o ` eg| o| oe |o 20 |ee| oJ
we geJ osac os |os-ac ` oge|ooyo| |e
` v goo|ees.
J| ` l / =l , | sg o| wos asow . |o|yeo |wos
J scoveeJ oyo sass o expeJ | o oJ oeJ |o Oeog
S|e` ` e, |eOeoo|ao` s|wowossev gosc e|sc
e| s|o |eexpeJ | o . |oceJ|ospeJ|ew |eo|e
o` eosCooJe s` oJs |ee gSeooe~eeA` os
so oJ o|eos|e As o o||e |e s pwecseJ, |e
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cxp' ocs |oaJ |c agc, ag'y, w s' y sco cows o |os|y
|ooJ, oJ|cycpo|cJ| s|oo|cswo p' cJ|cwo|cs.
Je o g o` wo` J popa` o| o o|S|e` ` e's Sco Cow wos
poooo` y o oc |o 2, 000 o o' s, oa|oy l /3, o' y
s' g|' yoc|oo qao|co|occ|ayo||c |sJ scovcy,
o' ' oJ occ s ' ' eJ, o ` y oy wo' cs , a |c s , o J
cxp' oes|o` ` ow g|e-ass oexpeJ | o . opc|o|soe
oy ove escopeJ oJ oa ` | o ew popa` o| o s soc
| cs oo' s|ccJ oy s g| gs, oa||cseovc so |o povcJ
|oocwo` eso|c|oS|c` ' e sSeoCows.
S|c' ' c'sScoCowoJocx|ooJ o ' y so' ' coJ|o
sac o ' ogco o' . |s ss wos oag oJ o' os|sco' y,
oJ |s ca oas' y oc| |' ppcs wcc sposc' y covccJ w |
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SEA LIONS, WALRUSES, AND SEALS
Order Pi nni pedia
| |oo|eJ, o p peJ, oo` s, oooo| 30 spec es, oe
soc` ose` ye` o|eJ|o|ecovoes p l ==j|o|soeo o'
oq s|sc` oss |y|e |esoeoJe
peJs ove o s | eo ` eJ ooJy | o| o ses
sw q eosy A` ` ove c` os ` y o ` oJ Je |ee| oe
|` ppe` se, w | weos oe|wee |e |oes Je |o ` s vey
so| Soe ove so` ` ex|eo` eos, o|es oe o|
|e eos oJ os| ` s co oec` oseJ | g|` ywe |eo
o` s J ve peJs oe o| , oweve, os cop' e|e` y
oJop|eJ | oooqao| c ex s|eceosoe| ece|oceosoJ
|e s e os, oJ|eyos| e|o |o ` oJ o|o cej |o
q veo ||o|e yooqoJ|o coe |o |eo| ` |eyoe
o` Jeooq|o |ose|o |e seo A| cs` oyeo| |o|, o o` oo
oe, os|aJe| ess so` o|es| e|o| eco` Jwo|e
A` ` p peJs oe exce` ` e| sw es oJ co J ve
Jeep` y, soe ego` o` y|o200|ee|oJ oe s J-|e c` e
po| Seo` -|o oe |o , 000 |ee|' Je WeJJe` ' Seo`
os oee ecoJeJ o| o Jep| o|2, 000 |ee| | co eo
sooeqeJ |o eo` y o oo e|oe o p peJ J ves, |
exo` es os| o|| eo | s ` oqs W | os| o| | e o
exoos|eJ, |oso` os|o |oqe| o| co oeJ sso`veJ
|s o` ooJ, oJ so |Joes o|Jeve` op oeJs o pes
soe J seosej we |so|oces op J'y peJs o` so ove
o qeo|e vo' oe o| o` ooJ pe ooJy we q||o Jo ` oJ
o o` s, oJso|ey coy o ` ogeooa|o|oxyge
Jves, oweve, |e eo|o|e oJ |ee|oe |e o| ` zo
| oo|oxyqej ss` oweJ, oJ|eoxyqe ssopp` eJ o` y
|oesse| o` oqos
peJs` ve o` ` seos|oogoo|| ewo` J excep|
| eo|e po|o| | e J o Oceo, oo| |ey oe os|
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Seal s dive and swim expertly but must surface to breathe ai r.
oooJo| coo` wo|es Je o| g o| |e goes oocs
oeyoJ w ||e s|oy Je | cs |o oJewo c` o|es
oJ se` |es Je c eo| s|oseJ ogy s|oocsoJ
gove|oe` |o ewo| | eco` J JeooesoJ|ee|
weecoveJ |o p` ee|soJooe|s
Je |ew peop` ewo ` veJ eo eoog |o|e coos||o
oves||eseo o` s|o|e pesoo` eeJs|ooso` ` |ey
eeJeJ w |oo||eo|e g|e |o|o` popo` o| o o| we
geo| scooes ve|oeJ |o |ewo|es oJ oego oo'
g eo|oJ Jes |o po|s |oogoo|| ewo` J, s` oog
|e go` | o ` ` oooeo o` seveyyeo,| epopo
` o| oso||eseo o` soego| oJw J` eo` o g` y Oov
ee|sowco|o` |eooe|o|co oeoves|eJ
A o o|eo||o p peJs|oJoyoe coec o` | s
ee, |o seo` soecoe ope` ess` ye|og` eJ |e e|s
oJ Jow . Je | see , o| coose, cop` o |o||e
p peJs cosoe oe |o o |o soe o||e ovo `
oo` e| s
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Trai ned and Tamed
Seo ` osoJseo` soe |o eJ |o pa| o pe|ooces
c cases oJ o eex o |s. Je epe|o es oe ` |
eJ, cos s| gp o ` yo|oo` oc g oo` ` s oo|eoo ec|s
o |e oses, as g |e oses |o | gge os |o p` oy
|aes,oJopp` oaJ g|ese` vesw | ov gooasc` opp g
o| |e |` ppes. |o| s|ey ge| o ewoJ o| | s. Jese
oeesse|| o` ` y oqao| co o` s, o|coase, oa||eyJo|e
| csso` oJ. A|oe |ewo|e|eywoa` Joeoe
co|o|oo' eoJcoa` Joeoespec|oca` o.
After balancing a ball on its nose, a seal will clap its fli ppers as if
applaudi ng.
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EARED SEALS
Family Otari idae
Veoeso|| s |o ` y oe oe ' se ' oJcovoes |o
oe|eo|ep peJs. Jeys| ` ` oveso` ` ex|eo` eos,
|oexop' e, w c oe |o|o' ' y ` ocs g |e oe s|eo
` eJ eoeso|| e|o ' yoc Joe p. l 23j coeJseo' s
o` so ove ` oge ecssoJ oe |as o| os copoc|
ooJy |o os |e oe oqao| c coas s. Jey co ove
o ` oJ oe eos ` y |o o|e p peJs, oweve, |o
|ey co |a |e J |` ppes |owoJ |o sappo| |e
ooJy.Je |` ppesoeoseJ.
A` ` eoeJ seo` s oe gego oas, po| ca` o` y Ja g |e
oeeJ g seoso . a` ` s , w c oe ac ` oge |o |e
cows, o |o oy|eo` es oesoJJoo||eeJ
Ja g |e o|s we |e oes oJ |e |o es as|
oegaoJeJ.
NORTHERN FUR SEAL ` ves ` oge co` o es |e o|
oc | coJ oJ oce|seos, o `yo|e o ` o| s` oJso||
A` osso. | go|es |e |o` ` oJ w |e os |o soa|woJ
os wo|es o|| Jopo oJ soa|e Co` |o o. O| o` ` | e
seo` s , oe os |a oe p zeJ. Je ` og, Jos oow
gaoJ o s oe eoveJ |oexpose|e || e, | csces|a|
aJe|a, |epopa` oseo` ss o|coece.
sp g|eseseo` s go|e o|woJ |o|e oeeJ
g s` oJs. Je oa` ` s, w c oy oe |o / |ee| ` og oJ
we gosacos/00 poaJs, o ve | s|, ` o|eAp ' o
Voy. Jeygoosoe|oes|oo` sc' o |o|e pos | os
o|e s` oJs. coc se` ec|so |e |oysoewee eo|e
soe. Vos|oa` ` se|a|o|esoespo|yeoo||eyeo A
oa` ` as| oe powe|a` eoag |o Je|eJ s c` o ogo s|
o|eoa' ' s|o|oyJec Je|eywo||e soe` oco| o .
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A l arge colony of Northern Fur Seals on an isl and off the coast of
Alaska.
Cows, o` yoe|oo| |ewe q| o||eoo` ` s, eoc|ee
s` oJs o o| o so ` o|e Vo|oe |eo` es oe o` eoJy
pego| |o o| g |eyeo oe|oe o` ` sqee||e o|
|esoeoJcoece|e |o o g|eoe A ` oqe,
s|ogoo` ` oysocceeJ oo ` J go oeo|50ooe
|eo` es Weose oo` ` s cop|o e |ewe |eo` es |o | e
oes oJ Jo o| qe| | e co ce spo|s o | e s ` oJ
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oce` o o` es |oo yoo g |o o|e oJ o| ye| s|og
eoog |o cope|e w | |e o goo` ` s s|oy opo||o |e
oeeJ gco` oy so` ` goopso||e ow
W | o |ew oos |o o |ew Joys o||e |e o vo` ,
eoc pego| |eo` e gves o | |o o s g` e pop A` ` |e
w ` e|e oo`y, oo s|eoos o|es s|oJ gooJ |o peve|
oy cows |o s|oy g oo| o| | e oe oJ |o o` ocs
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oo g o` es | o| oy |y |o e|e | g|s w | o|e
o` esoe |eqae|. Jeo goa` ` s |as|ooeoJw ` ` o|
' eoveeve` ogeoag|oge|eo` s Jeysavveoy` v g
o |e s|oeJ |o|. Je cos|o|oow` g v g ' sco|
aeJ|oos` ogos~oo|s,Ja gw c| e|eoa' ' s
o` so o|ew | | e|eo` es. | o` `y,| eo| gove|o|e
yeooJ|e|o ` eso` os|eoJy|opa|oa||oseoogo ,
|eo goa` ` s e` oxoJ` eove |e pos|s y| s| e, |e
oa` ` soe| oJweos,w| |o` yeoags|eg|eo
g| oge| oocs |o| ewo|e
!e s|oge s ow se| |o |e yoag |eo` es |o| ove
NORTHERN FUR SEAL
eve o|eJ oe|oe |o oe se' ec|eJ oy ooce` o oa` ' s oJ
oyoa' ' s| o| ' os||e eo' ec' o s| o|e |o es. Jesev
g |eo' es, ow ~o |o |oa yeos o' J, ove |o |e
seooJpo o||w |oa` ` s.
Je o' ocs|aeJ paps s|oy w | |e o|es ooaJ
|ec' ocs|ooooa|owees. Je|eo|eso|eoJgo
oa||oseo|ooooa|owees|o|eeJ. Jepapsp' oy|oge|
eoJcosw oe|oe |ey oe~o o|so` J. JeyJo
os|o||e gow gapw |oa|o||e| o|o|e o|
es. We o pap's o|eJoescoeosoe, seco' ' s|o
eo||sp g. We epapoppeos-oy|o|oe o|
bull
NORTHERN FUR SEAL
pup
esw ` ` |y|oose-se Je| | eseow oy |sco` ` oJ
| soJo oJ o` ` ows o` y | | o o se W | oooo| |ee
o|s, |epopsoeweoeJ
W |e s ow co qo, oJ|e wo` eco` oys|oq
q` esoo|| oseo Soew ' ` |ove` |oosoJso| ` es soo|
woJ |o eoc |e w |e qwo|es Jey ove s q` yo
so` ` qoopso|e|o o ` oqeqoop / ` ` eWo` es
oJsosspeyo|eo` oq|ewoy Voe|o o` |o|
|e pops w ` ` J e |o exposoe, J seose, o peJo| o
oe|oeeoc q|e secoJo |Joy
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cows wit pups
oosove oee |e os|ovog go||epeJo|os
Je ossoce o| seo` s|ooo|o |e ss s oJe ` ` o
o es o|coec o` |o es oo| eo` y ex|e o|eJ |e
seo` s, eJoc g|e eJs|oo |o|o` popo` o| o o|poss
o` y3 ` ` o|o |ewe|o300, 000 ow,oy |eo| oo'
ogeee|, | e seo` s oe po|ec|eJ o |e oeeJ g
gooJs oJo| seo Je popo` o| o s s` ow` y ceos g
ogo , |o|o` goe|oo ` ` o oves|soe o ` yo|
yoog o` es, |o |ese ove | eoes| |o Cows oJ oo` ` s
oesoveJ|ooeeJ g, w csos|o s |espec es
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GUADALUPE FUR SEAL
GUADALUPE FUR SEAL wos oce ooaJo| oc | c
coos|o` wo|es |o So |oc sco, Co` |o o, soa|woJ
|o OaoJo` ape ' s` oJ, Vex co co` y |e l 300s, | wos
eo' y ex|e o|eJ oy |a a|es eo |e eJ o| |e
ce|ay, | wos eJ scoveeJ o OaoJo` ape ' s` oJ |o|e
secoJ | e a|es eo` ys ` ` eJ |o||, oJ o oe wee
see a| ' ooaJ l 725 Soewee |eseo oJo |e
ocsy soes, oweve, o |ew oJ escopeJ oJ|assoveJ
|e spec es ow po|ec|eJ, o so` ' co` oycos s| go|o
|ew aJeJ o||eseoJsoeseo` s s oceogo s` ow` y
oa ` J g aoesoOaoJo` ape' s` oJ
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Je OaoJo` ape |a Seo` eseo` es | e o|e |a
Seo`oa| os o oesop` ypo |eJ ose. a` ` soywe g
osacos500poaJsoJeosae|ee|` og
OTHER FUR SEALS c` aJeseve spec esc` ose` ye` o|eJ |o
|e OaoJo` ape |a Seo` A` ` o| |e ` ve |e Soa|e
e spee
JeyoeeJ |ecoo` wo|eso` og|esoa|ecoos|s
o|Soa|Ae co,A| co, Aas|o` o, oJ ewIeo` oJoJ
o s o` ` oceo c s ` oJs Oe spec es ega` o` yv s |s
soeso` yo |ewaJeJ ` es|o cyA|oc| co
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CALI FORNI A SEA LION, |o 3 |ee| ` ogoJwe. g. goc
|o 00 pooJs, oeeJs o` og |e ocsy oc. | c soes
|o soo|e Co` . |o. o |o o|e Vex. co, oo| woJes
os|oo| os |. sCo` oo o A co`oy .so` so |ooJo
|e Oo` opogos s` oJs, o|| |e coos| o| ccooJo .oge
o` escooJoes. oeeJ gco` o. es
JeCo` . |o . oSeo. o's |oceoeoso eseo` oce|o
o ` o' s Jo os|peop` e, | ` oossoe Jog' . se o oeo` . se
Vo' esoveo o s|` yoe, oweve,w. c . s|epoooo` e
eoso |o | e` . o po|o|| eo. o` 's oe. Vo` eso' so
oveo ces|o|o. o|e. . g|oeeoJ |e w ` J, |e
Co` . |o o Seo .. o eo|s |. s, sqo J, oJ o|e seo ceo
|oes|o|. |co|cesoJewo|e
We |s ooJy . sJy, w. c s oe, |e Co' . |o. o Seo
..o .s o c oow We we|, . |oppeos o` ocs. J s s
| ecoo |o. eJ seo' ex. o. |eJ . zoos,c coses, oJ
oceoooos
NORTHERN, OR STELLER'S, SEA LION s oooo| ~ ce |e
s ze o||eCo` |o oSeo . o, eoso g os ac os I 0
|ee| ` og. vey ` ogeoo` ` scowe g op|o o |o, |eo` es
oooo| |ee qoo|es o|o |o . J s spec es oeeJs |o
soo|eCo` |o o|o|ee gSeooJSov e| s` oJs.
o` ` sove oes` se | eCo` |o oSeo . o, oo||ey
` ocs|eeoJces|. Jeyoe` g|,o` os|ye` ` ow soow .
J` se |e Co` |o o Seo . o, | s spec es Joes o|
espoJeos ` y|o|o g, oJso | s oe cop| v |y. Je
o|e Seo . o swoy |e w ` J, p` og g |o |e
wo|eqo cs` y | | s osoeoJ|eJ v goo|o|s g|.
OTHER SEA LI ONS c` oJe |e Soo| Ae co Seo . o
|ooJo|e |o` s` oJ s` oJs oJ |eS|o |so|Voge`
` o o|woJ o` ogoo| coos|so|Soo|Ae co|oeo
oJJogooy Vo` es eosoeoooo|3 |ee|` ogoJwe g
oppox o|e` y I , 000 pooJs, |eo` es oe o | J so` ` e
J sseo` s o ` y o o o` o||e seo, oa||occos oo` ` y
sw sop ves | oo |ssococsy, s|oysoes| o| |
os o| oee oveo|eJ | ` ves goops| o| oecoe
ogo zeJoesJo g| eoeeJ gseoso AJo` | o` es
oe Josoow, | e|eo` es goy oo| sexes, |e oe` ` y
sceo|oye` ` ow Vo` esoveoJ s| c|oe
Aos|o` o Seo . o ` ves o` og |e soo|e coos| o|
Aos|o` ooJo s` oJssoo|o|ewIeo` oJ
NORTHERN SEA LION
WALRUSES
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WALRUSES, one of the most familiar of all sea animals and
te only member of its family, lives in a bleak land where
there are few peplethe shallow, cold arctic seas. Wal
ruses spend their summers in the Chukchi Sea, then travel
southward in autmn to winter in the Bering Sea.
In times past the Walrus was as important to the Eski
mos as the bison were to the Plains Indians. It provided
them with food. Its blubber was used for waterproofing, its
oil for lights. The thick hide covered boats and dwellings,
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oJ |e voy |osss wee coveJ |o ose |oo` s, weopos,
oJooe|s
oJJ | o |o peop` e, |e Wo` os co|eJs w | o` y
~oo|eee es, | e o' o eo oJ | e / ` ` eW " e.
Jeo` o eo so| o o|c|oo |o` ` gow Wo` os o|
| o o|eWo` oscooe oosseJ |o ` e|| geyoog
ge| owoy |o e po|ec|ve oo` s, o o` o eo r o o es o
eo` o| | e poJgyyoogs|e A| seo, | e Wo` os . s|
oewoe o|ogypocsso|/ ` ` eWo` es | s oe, |oc|,
|ooWo` os |ogo|ooo||o seo Voco| |s | e s spe|
o |e ce, oJ | o|s |o|ooJ o |e oo||o o|so` ` ow
seos
A |o` ` gow o` eWo` os oy oe l 2 |ee| ` og oJ
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we. g os oc os 3, 000 pooeJs, o | . J oe |oe |e
|eo' e. ' |s |os\s oy oe 3 |ee| ' og, occos. oeo' ' y ' oge,
oJ|ey oyeocwe. g I 5 pooeJso oe. o| o' es
oJ|eo' esove|os\s, oo||oseo||e|eo' eoe so|e
oJ o| os eovy. Wo' ases ose |e. |as\s os ' eves |o ' . ||
|ese'ves oe|o |e . ce. Jese oecoe poJs|o ge| e. g
oos | o ove oo|o||e woy, o |ey co oe |o. Joo' e
weopoes . e oo||' . ego||oc\es o . e sposw. | cope|.|os
o||e. owe spec. es. Js. eg|e. |os\s, Wo' osesJ. g . |e
oo||o o| |e wo|e |o c' os, |e. p. c. po' |ooJ. Je
se' ' s oe coseJ w. | |e g. oe|, g. eJ. g |ee| oJ |e
|esobpo|ssoc\eJoo|. Je. J. ges|. o' ese' ' . ssp. |oo|. A
Wo' osoy|eos|o 500 ooec' oso|o eo' .
A ' oge, o|oeWo' osos o' os|eoo. oe .|s|. c\,
w. \' y s\. . Wo| o. . | os . s eovy oeJ eJJ. s. Je
ses. |.ve w. s\es oooJ . |s oo| oe o' os|os s|. ||os
coo| ogew| es. JeeoJ. sooeJ, | eeyes so' ' , oJ
|eeoopee. gscoveeJw. | so' ' |' opso|s\. . Je. J
|' . ppescoeoe|oeJ |owoJ so| o| |eo. o' cowo' \
o ' oJ, os. eeoeJ seo' s p I I I ) . o|| e|oe|oJ|e
. eJ |' . ppesoe o. ' essoe |eoeJes. Jeoo|oe coveeJ
w. | o. ooove. Je J. g. |s oe |e |' . ppes oeo s o' '
c' ows.
A |eo' eWo' asg. ves o. | |oo s. g' eco' |evey |o
yeos . Je co' | s|oys w. | . |s o|e |o oooo||o yeos
oJ coe|. oes|oeoseoe| . ' . | se|soo|oe. |sowe .
+
eo co' oey,w. c oy coe|o. eoeJeJso| . eJ.v. Joo' s,
| eoe. o' soe geeeo' ' y qo. |e peoce|o' . Je ' oge oe.
o' s speeJ os|o||e. |. e s' eep. eg. A Wo' os coe . e
|' o|e| epoocesoeeocs. Jeo| . |s|oo|| oo\e |' oo|s
|o| e' p o' J . |s eoJ ooovewo|ew. ' e . | .s s' eep. go|
seo. ' | o Wo' os . s owo\eeeJ oy o posseoy, . | oe' ' ows
' ooJ' y oeJ ooeJ. ses ||s |os\s-oo|sooe goes ooc\|o . |s
sooz. eg.
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These ornaments were carved from Walrus tusks, c. 1865 1893.
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EARLESS SEALS
Family Phocidae
O||e p ee peJs, |ese seo' s oe oes| oJop|eJ |o o |o' ' y
oqeo| cex s|eece As|e eoe eJ co|es, |e s|eo' e
egosevo'veJ |o |es|ogewee|ey' ocsex|eeo' eos
J s |eo|oe oeJ |e copoc|, see eg' y eecs' ess ooJy
e' p |o eJoce es s|oecewee |e oe o' s oe ov eg
|oog |ewo|e ' e sw eg, |ey oe| eos|| s' se
o| |e seo' s ecoose |e eJ |' ppes oe J ec|eJ |o |e
eo oeJ coeeo| oe p vo|eJ |owoJ |osoppo|, |e oe
o' s |ove' owswoJ ' y oe ' oeJ o ce Jey oveoy
op eg |e ooJy oeJ Jogg eg |e eJ qoo|es
|owoJ
. se o' ' p ee peJs, |ese seo' s os| ' eove |+e wo|e |o
oeeJ oeJ|o eo |e yooeg !eyoo-g coe |ose |o |e
wo|ew | e o |ew weess o||e o | Soe o| |ese p e
e peJscoes|oyoeJewo|e|o oe|o+oeoo e|e
deep J ves e seoc o|| soeJ sqo J, o|' eos|oeego eg
Jowe| ooe| oe, 000|ee|A' |oogeo' essseo' sove
oeJeo` s, |se oe eeve so oooeJoe|os |o copose o
| o eve|e` ess, o e|es ove |osee o eovy |o' ' o|
oeyspec es e |e seoc |o eo|, o ' , Jes, oeJ |e
pe' |so|eewooepops
MONK SEALS, |o |o7 |ee| ' oeg, oe |eoe' y|op co'
p ee peJs
JeVeJ |eoeeoe VoesSeo` , |ooeJ e | eVeJ |e
oeeoeoeJo' oeg|eeo|wes|eecoos|o|A| co, soe
oooo' y eo oe |oe l, 000 o e o' s s| ' ' ex s| Je
Co ooeoe VoesSeo' , oece|o 'ycooe, wos oe|eJ |o
ex| ec| oesoe| e e |e eo'y l 700s Vos|o||eseseo' s
wees ' ' eJ|o|ooJJeowo oeVoasSeo' , Josoowe
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oooveoeJpo' eoe' ow, .s o' so .e se. oosJoegeo|ex|. ec
| . oe ' | s |o|o' popa ' o| . oe . e | e l 730s wos |ewe | oe
l, 500, oooo| o' | . |s ' eve' . e l 70 wee, os o eso' | o|
po|ec|. oe, |s eooes wee oe' . eveJ | o oe . eceos . eg
oeeo| |eoe\seo' sos oeee oo' e|o |o' eo|e . e|os. oe
oyooes
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HARBOR SEAL, |e cooeseo' o||epeo|e|o co' Jseos
. e |e o|ee e. spee, . s eos . ' y ecoge. zeJ oy . |s
spo||eJ coo| oo' ' y|e spo|s oe o' ocsoe o ye' ' ow. s
goy oocsgooeJ, oo|soeoe. o' s oe o' ocsw. | w. |e
spo|s Ae oJo' | o' e ooo Seo' eosoes oooo| 5 |ee|
' oeg oeJ we. gs oooo| l 50 |o 250 pooJs Je |eo' es
oe eeo' yos ' oge os|eo' es Je s. eg' e pop, ooe . e
sp. egoeo' ysoe, weos o spo||eJ goycoo|s. . ' o
|o, |oogpo' e|oe, | ecoo|o|.|so|e
oooSeo' sosseo' e .e goopso| op |o seveo' oe
JeJJeyJoeo|coegego|e. eoeeJ. egco' oe. eso|oey
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|oosoeJsos Jo |e |o seo' s J. sose` peJ|o spoe |e
oe. o` s |o s` oog|e, |o|e. ` . . |eJ coec. o` vo` oe
o\es. | oeecoeo. co` | ooe| |e. eJ. v. Joo` `y
oooSeo` scooe` ycoe osoe|o s` eep, oo| |ey
oyo` sos` eepoe|eoo||o .e so` ` owwo|e, . s. egevey
qoo|e o| oe ooo so |o ge| o |es sopp` yo|o. -o` `
w. |oo|wo\. eg op Je. |ooJ . s |. s, sqo . J, cos|oceoes,
oeJo` ` os\s JeyoyJ. ve| oJep|so|250|ee|ooe
oeJ eo. esooegeJ|oo qoo|eo|oeooo' oege
Oeeeo` ' y, oweve, |ey s|oy c` ose |o soe Jey oe
ex|ee' ywoy
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HARP SEAL oo' ' s oy oeoe|oe |ee|' oegoeJwe g
osocos00pooeJs A' |oogosoeyos l 00,000o|
|ese seo' s oe \ ' ' eJ evey yeo, |ey eooe e |e '
' oes e| eo| A|' oe| c ewooe pops, co' ' eJ w |e
coo|s oyseo' es, oecoveeJw | o seoww |e|o|o| s
' os| e' ess|oeo oe|oeJep' oceJw. | os goy|o ' e
oJo' |s, o ooeJo|o' oc\ex|eeJs|o| eo' oc\eoJooc\
o' oeg eoc s Je, oog' yoo|' e eg o soJJ' e sope |o| s
os| po eee| e o|oe o' es !ese seo' s |eeJ o e` y
oe | s oo|w ' ' o' so o\e o eo' o| coos o o|e cos
|oceoes | |eyoeovo ' oo' e
RI NGED SEAL, oooo|5|ee|` og, s |e so` ` es|o|o` ` seo` s
| ` ves e | eAc| c Oceoe oJ oJ ocee| seos Wee |e
oceo |eezes, | s seo` seepso so` ` o` e opee wee |
so|oces |o oeo|e Je - egeJ Seo` s goyw | Jo s
po|ces oo|` eeJ w | o ` g|e co` o soe eJ v Joo` s,
| eJospo|cesoe|oge|eoe| eoocs J s soeoooe
Joe|seo` , os|epopo` o| o sposs o` y geo|e|oe3 `
` oe
Je c` ose` y e` o|eJ o so` Seo` ` ves |e yeo ooeJ e
|eswo|e .ose o so` S oe o Aeo|e, |e Cosp oe
Seo` , eoo. |s|eoocs s
. e` oJCosp oeSeo
RI BBON SEAL ` ves e cy wo|es oe|weee A` osso oe J
S. oe. o Je |o|o` popo` o| oe s eow oe` eveJ |o oeoooo|
50, 000 .oge oo` ` s oyoe |ee| ` oegoeJwe g l 50 |o
200 pooeJs Je |eo` es oe so` ` eoeJ eo| os o g|` y
co` oeJ css osoveo` woysp zeJ|eoeosoo` oeJeo|o
o` ` yJecoo|eJ Jeso||eseseo` s Je oos cco` os Jos
oowe o o` ocs, w | ` g| ooeJs c c` eg |e eecs, eoc
|` ppe, oeJ |e eoo||e ooJy oeJeJ Seo` soeo|e
eoe|o| soeseo`
GRAY SEAL s |ooeJ e |epeo|e wo|es o| | e o|
A|' oe| c, pe|e eg oc\y soes o' ' s, w c oy oe I0
|ee| ' oegoeJwe g os oc os 50 pooJs, cooeJo
se' ec|eJ oc\y s |e |o w c |ey ' oe |eo' es e|o o ' oose
oe Jo e g |e oeeJ eg seosoe Jey o ' ' ow | e
|eo' es|owoeJe|o|es |eso| o|eoo' ' s, oweve
Je oo' ' s osoo' ' y ove |ee Jeep eec\ w e\' es o|
sexesoe Jo\oowe w | ' g|co' oeJ oe' ` es. Jeyoo|
' oo\ e|o' oc\weewe| . \e|e op Seo' s, |e pops oe
goywee| s|ooe, oo|| so |Joyso | s ep' oceJoyo
o' oe goy coo|w | e |ee o |oo wee\s |eo' es o e
eoJy| o oeo yooeg wee |ey oe |wo yeos o' J, oo|
o' esJoeo| o|oe |o s xosevee yeos |o|oeo|e' y|o
|e spec es, |ese seo' s Jo eo| ove geo| coec o'
vo' oe
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CRABEATER SEAL, oooo|3 |ee| ` oeg, ' vesoe |os| ce e |e
Ae|oc| c e soe . |s coo| s goy, ew e|e . | sw |e
J sseo` coe w gg` e ocoss soo| seow oeJ ceo' os|
os|os|oso pesoecoeoe
Je Cooeo|e Seo` |os o s eve o| |s ` ooeJ |ee| |o
co|c s ` ` , |e so` ` s p` se cos|oceoes so p` ee| |o' e
Ae|oc| cwo|es Jes ` ` oe |s p ec po` |ooJ 0esp |e |s
eoe, |Joeseo|eo|coos
Je|o|o' eooeo||ese seo' s s es| o|eJ |ooe 5 |o
l 5 ' ` oe, os eg | |e os| oooeJoe|o|o` ` seo` s Je
seo` sgeeeo` ` y ` ve o||eeJgeo||epocs ceoeJsooe
e | sseesese go|oy
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LEOPARD SEAL, op |o I0 |ee| ` oegoeJwe g eg os oc
os I, 000pooeJs, speeJs | s| e e| eco` Jwo|es o|| e
Ae|oc| c e w e|e, s|ogg` es oy ove eo|woJ | o
woewo|es
As |s eoesogges|s,| s seo` 'scoo|s spo||eJ, o` ocsoe
goy Soeoewo` ` yo` ocsooove oo|oe ` g|eoe` ow
Je.eopoJSeo` 's eoJsees `oeg copoeJ|o |so|c
s` ooJy | eo|s peego es |e o es|oy |ooJj , | s, oeJ
sqo J Je .eopoJ Seo` s oe so` |oy |oe |e o|e
seo` so|| eAe|oc| ceg oe | seoweeoooeJoe| oeJ s
epo|eJ |o sco||eeJ ` oco| oes eo|woJ |o | e| ps o|
A| co, Soo|Ae co, oeJAos|o` o
ROSS SEAL
ROSS SEAL .s oe' y s. g|eJ '| ' .ves oe pocs .ce |. eg. eg
| eAe|oc|. c oo| Joes eo| w. e|e oeJe| e . ce ' | |eeJs
o. e' y oe sqo . J. Je coose |o .s geee. s ye' ' ow ooove
oeJ ' . g|eoe' ow ecoose o||. sseo' 's ' ogeeyes, .| o' so
goes oy |e eoeo| . g eyeJ Seo' J. sseo' 'swe' ' Jeve'
opeJ |' . ppes oe ev. Jeece |o| . | .s o ss. ' ' eJ, sw. || sw.
e.Je-ossSeo' oyeoco ' eeg|o|3 |ee|oeJwe. g
osocos500pooeJs
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WEDDELL SEAL, oooo| 7 |ee| ' oeg, s o' oc\ s ooove oeJ
w | s oe' ow Jeco' os oecoe ' g|e . e soe Je
WeJJe' ` Seo' ' ves oe' y e| eAe|oc| c eeo| ecoos| ' |
speeJs os|o|| eJo\, w e|e oe|soeJe | e|os| ce,
ego' o' yco eg op|ooeo| eg o' esococ\s ' eoJsj
|oo Jeseo' \eeps|eseopeeoycew eg| e ce ' |os
| e o e o s o o` oo | o| s' eep e g oe | s s Je oeJewo| e
Aoegseo' s| s oeeo||e Jeepes|J ves p l03j
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BEARDED SEAL oo' ' s eosoe |o os oc os l0 |ee| ' oeg
oeJ occos oeo' ' y we g 700 pooeJs Cows oe s o' ' e
J s seo' 's eoe o' ` oJes |o |e po eee|, o s|' y oos
|oce. Jeye' ' ow s goy coo| scoveeJw. | ecoesp co
ooso' oc\o' o|ces
Je eoJeJ Seo` ' ves e oc| c wo|es o| oo| |e
A|' oe| c oeJ |e oc | c. ' | |eeJs o e' y oe seo oo||o
se' ' | soeJspeeJsos|o||s | ec' ose|o |e soe oo|
|eeJgeo||e ce, o` oeeo eso` ' goops.
HOODED SEAL, op |o l 2 |ee| ' oegoeJwe. g. eg os oc
os l, 000 pooeJs, os o os co' o, o' oJJe' . \e, w. e \' y
soc\ |eooJj |o|ex|eeJs |o |e|oeeoJ Jowe ove
|e ose A| o|. eg |. e, owee |e seo' .s J. s|ooeJ o
oegy, . |oecoeso. g|eJoeJ . s. e|' o|eJ. Vo' esoveo
oc ' oge ooJ |oe Jo |e |eo' es A| |e soe |. e
|o||eooJ . s. e|' o|eJ, o oo' ' ooe s|. c\. egoo|o|oeeo|
|e eos|. ' s . s |. ' ' eJ w. | o. , |e coo. eo| . oe o||e |wo
o\. eg|eseo' ogo|esqoes. g|
J. sseo' ' . ves. e|eo|A|' oe|. c, ov. egsoo|o' oeg
|ecoos|s . ew. e|eoeJ|ee|ove' . geo| ogo. e. eJ.
o|e' yo||e| eoeeJ. egseosoe
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NORTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL, oo' sy oeJ o' oooey, .s |e
' oges| o| o' ' seo' s. o' ' s soe|. es eoc o ' eeg| o| l 8
|ee|oeJoywe. g 3 |oes. Je c' epoe|Seo' oso ' oeg,
Joop. egsoa|, eseo' . egoee' epoe|'s|oes. cvey|. e
| eoo' ' exo' es, |eseoo| |. ' ' spo|. o' ' yw. | o. . Wee|e
seo' oos, |os. eg . e ' oge qooe|. | es o| o. , |e . e|' o|eJ,
oo' ' oo' . se pooosc. s oy oe os oc os 2 |ee| ' oeg. Je
o. gsoo|o' sosevesoso esoeoe|cooe|o|op' . |. es
|eoo.
Je o|ee c' epoe| Seo' wos o' os| ex|. ec| e |e
eo' y I 700s os o eso' | o|oveoe| . eg. ' |ws espec. o` ' y
vo' oeJ |o . |s o. ' . o|ec|eJ eow, .| ' . ves w. | |e OooJo
' ope |oSeo' , p. I l 8j o||o oCo' . |oe. o, Vex. co, oeJ s
ov. eg o|woJ o' oeg |eCo' . |oe. o coos||owoJ Soe
|oc. sco. Je' . se os|eo' ess seo' s, |eoo' ' c' epoe|Seo'
co' ' ec|s o oe o| |eo' es Jo. eg |e oeeJ. eg seosoe.
Jeyooeg, ooes. eg',oeo' ocs.
A c' ose' y e' o|eJ spec. es, |e Soo|ee c' epoe| Seo' ,
' .ves o soooe|oc|. c s' oeJs. ' |occos. oeo' ' y s|oys eo|
woJ|osoo|eeA|. co, Soo|Ae. co, oeJAos|o' . o.
CARNIVORES
Order Carnivora
! s ' oge oJe . ec' oJes Jogs , co| s, occooes , o||es,
s\oe\s, weose' s, |oxes, oeJ o|e ' ess |o. ' . o oe o' s
Soeo| |e, soc os occooes oeJ o||es, oy oe|
o' oeg soes oeJoccos oeo' ' y vee|oe e|o |e wo|e, oo|
o e ' y |wo s pec es -| e Seo O| | e o e J | e o ' o
eo-JepeeJ|oo ' v egoeseo|ooJ
OTERS, WEASELS, AND THEI R KI N
Fami ly Mustlidae
SEA OTER, |o 5 |ee|' oeg . ec' oJ eg |e |o ' oeJ we. g eg
os oc os l 00pooeJs, speeJs |s ee| e ' |e o| seo. !e
Seo O||e s |e ' oges| eoe o| |e weose' |o ' y ' |s
| c\, g' ossy, Jo \ oowe |o -w |e | ppeJ e o' J oe
o' s-wos coes JeeJ so vo' ooo' e|o||e Seo O||e wos
oe|eJ |o eeoex| ec| oe As |e o||es oecoescoce, |e
p ce o| |e pe' |s evee oe|oe l 700 ose |o oe | o
$2, 000 eoc 0o g| eeo' y l 700s, | woseo| oe' eved
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|o||e spec eswoo' Jsov ve, oo|so' ' , JJee oeeJ eg
goops pes s|eJ oe | eCo' |oe o coos| oeJ e A' os\o's
A' eo| oe' s' oeJs JeJepo|ec| oe, |eSeoO||e s o\ eg
o coeooc\ Jewo' J popo' o| oewosoooo| l 50, 000 e
l 737
JeSeoO||ese' Jocoes|o soe ' |es|soeJs' eeps
oe |sooc\o|seo, cooe' y e|e|' oo| eg\e' p|ow c |
c' egs JeSeoO||espeeJs oc o| |s | e oe| eg|ooJ
oeJ eo| eg, w c s eecessoy |o pov Je |e eeegy |
eeeJs|o |s eeo' ycoes|oe| sw eg ' |oyeo| os oc
os 20 pecee| o| |s ooJywe g| evey Joy ' | |eeJs oe
se' ' | soeJ | s, soe| esJ v eg| oo Jep| o|300|ee|
|o ge||e '| coecosseo oc soeJc' os
e |s pow
SEA OT
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e|o` |ee|. O||ee, oweve, . | o. egs o oc\ |o|e so|oce
oeJ es|s. |oe. |ss|ooc|ooseosoeoev. ` oew. c|o
coc\|ese` ` s. J. s. so oeexop` eo|o eoeooeoe.
o` os. ego|oo` .
|eo` es, so` ` e|oe| eo` es, g.veo. | o|seoevey
yeooso|oo s. eg` epop. Ayooego||e-we. g. eg=|o 5
pooeJsoeJ|e so` ` es|o|o. |o|o` ` o. eeoo` s-. s
|o` ` y|oeJ oeJcopoo` eo|sw. . eg o|o. | . Jeo|e
g.ves. |geo|coe,eos. eg. ||oeeo` yoyeo. Weeeos
. eg, |e o|e|` oo|soe eooc\oeJ o` Js |eyooeg . e
e pows . Se o` so o` `ows . ||o s` eep oe e oe` ` y os se
|` oo|s.
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Seo O||esoesoc. o' oeJo||ee o|| .e goops Jsoo' ' y
|ey sw. oe|e. ooc\, os. eg|e. |o. ' |osco' ' . eg Wee
|eyoe . eo oy,|ey|oe . g|s. JeopoeJ sw. w. |
|e. weooeJ . eJ |ee|o| oooo| l 0 . ` es pe oo Je
|oe| |ee| oe pows o|e |oe |' . ppes os . e o' ' o|e
o. eeoo' sexcep|| eo' o eo AeJ oe' . \e o|e
o. eeoo' s, |e Seo O||e oseo . so' o|. eg ' oyeo|
|o|, o o' oooe A. |oppeJ . e . |s Jeese |o | ee oe
300,000|o|. oes .e oe oeo |e s. zeo|o peeeyj e' ps|o
\eep .|s ooJywo . e|eco' J wo|e ' |s coes|oe| goo
. eg \eeps . | s |o c' eoe oeJ |' o||eJ so | o| . | coe|. eoes |o
seveos oe . eso' o|ooeJ.so' sooooyoe|.
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BEARS
Fami ly Ursidae
POLAR BEAR, |o 3 |ee| ' og oJ we. g. g os oc os
l, /00 pooJs , . s o' y s ' . g| ' y s o' ` e |o | e wo' J
ecoJ O. zz' yo ow eo ' |speJs . | s' |e . o eo
|eAc|.cOceo We o| . wo|e, .|pow' s|e poc\. ce
o|e |oJo We . |sw. s, . |s eoJ oJ soo' Jes . se
ooove|ewo|e
CopoeJ |o o|e oeos, |e o' o eo os o o|e
so' ' eoJoJ' ogec\ Jecoo| . sw. |eeo' yo` ` yeo
' og, o' |oog . soe .| oy oecoe |o. |'y ye' ' ow. s
oow
Je o' o eo peys o seo' s, yoog Wo' oses, seo
o Js, |. s, co. ooo, oJ ' e. gs ' |occos. oo' ' yeo|sseo
weeJ o |e ' eovesoJoe. eso||oJo p' o|s O|o' ' |e
oeos, oweve, . | s |e os| co.vooos We o o' o
eo s|o' \s seo' so|e sowoJ. ce, o' y . |s o' oc\ ose
oJ o' oc\ eyes eveo' . |s pesece Je oeo's o' y eo'
ee. esoe oos, wo ose |e o o' s |ooJeo| |e
eo| ' e|o, |e o` o eoosoee \ow|o s|o' \oJ
\. ' ' peop' e
Je' se o|e oeos, |e o' o eo Joes eo| go e|o o
Jeep s' eep e w e|e Soe o` es oe oc| ve | e yeo
oooeJ Vo| egoccos e Jsoe ' e' o|e0eceoe|e
|eo' egves o ||ooee|o|oo coos eo Je Jog eJ |
oeeeo| |e seow. Jos| oe|oe |e coos oe ooe oeJ |o
seveo' o|s o||ewoJ, |e o|e s|oys e |e Jee A|
o | |e yoo eg oe so' ' oeJ e' p' ess, we g eg o' y
oooo| o pooeJoeJ o o' | yVoc| eo|eve|oes
POLR BEAR
oo| w | eyooeg, osoo' ' yweoe eg |e e Ap ' Je
coos s|oy w | |e o| e|o oe|oe o yeo oe|oe
|ey se|oo|oe|e owe y| s|e|ey oywe g200
pooeJsooe
o' oeosoe eo|s|eo' eeJ e ooJy|oosoe|e
ce|oceoes, s ee oes, oeJ p ee peJs, oo||ey eeve|e' ess
Jowe' ' e|ewo|e Jeyoes\ ' ' eJ oeJ| e' esssw es
oeJoveoeeeseeeoe|oe l 00 ' esoo|o|seo
WHALE WATCHI NG
Voe|oeo ' ' oe peop' egowo' ewo|c egeveyyeo
Oee expeJ | oe o g eo|eJ e l 7/5 wee o s x| goJe
c' oss o| ov ece|owe c` eee|oy Scoo' e Vossocose||s
occep|eJ oe ev |o| oe |oo |eeooo|| p|o seewo' eso||
CopeCoJ Oe' yoeeso' ' wo' eoeJo Jo' p eweeseee
|o|yeo,oo| |woso oeg ee eg Jo|soe ooo|opeo|o
eow |o\es oo|oppox o|e' y l 00, 000 peop' e evey yeo
A' oeg | e eo|eos|ee coos| o| |e Je |eJ S|o|es oeJ
CoeoJo, oe | oe | ee Jozee o|ewo' ewo|c eg
ooo|s oe e opeo| oe. Soe | ps ` os| oe' y o |ew oos,
o|eso wee\ o ' oege A| ' eos|o Jozeeooo|so' so |o\e
peop' eseo'wo|c eg Sc ee| s|s|o eseoccee|esco
oe' ygooe |eseexcos oes|opo|ogop oeJ|os|oJy
seooo' s
S ' o| pscoe oe|o\ee o' oeg | ewes| coos| o||e
Je |eJ S|o|es oeJ CoeoJo eop' e cowJ |e o ' s wee
wo' esoe s g|eJ, exc' o eg exc |eJ' yoeJoppec o|ve
' y c|oesoe|o\ee, oeexcos oe ' eoJe' ec|oes, oeJ |e
ooo|soe oeeoveeJ|og ve posseeges|e oes|poss o` e
v ewsw ' eeo| J s|oo eg| eoe o' s
A' ' o|| sosoJJeJ oc| opeop' e's oeJes|oeJ ego|
oeJo||ec| oe|owo' esoeJ|e \ e, oo|soeoo|o | es
qoes| oe we|ewo|c eg os |e oe o` s Je eo|o
o' oeov o s soewo| J sop|eJ, oeJ |ee s geeo ee
coecee| o| | scoeoeo se oos|eo|| o|e we' ' oe eg
Soe| es, |oo,| eoe o' soe oe e|ee| oeo' ' y |oyooo|
pope' ' esoeJ se oos' yoeJ Jy eg|oso|s[|e cos
|oes, soes\ ppes oseJ |o co seqo e|` op |o o s` eep
gwo' e, |ee o\e o ` ooJ eo se oyoeo| egoe|e s Je
o| |e ooo|o goee eg |e o|o | g|eeeJ owo\e, |e
wo' eo||ee J J| egs|o|Je` g|eJ |ewo|ces-J v eg
soJJee`y, ` eop egoo| o|| ewo|e, ospoo| eg ! s soo|
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oeeexop` eo| e|os oe Seo` swee s ` o` yJ s|ooeJ oy
we` ` e |ee| oeeJ oo| eeve| e` es s ex|ee` y oo| o s ve
ooseves Socoossee|os oeee ` ` ego` s ece|es ge
ego| | eVo eeVoo` o|ec| oeAc| e l 7/2
Wo|c eg |o soe o |o oe oecoeJ vesse' coe
oeewoJ egoeJcoe oeJoeeoeoo|os ve` y, |o | eoe
o` s oeeo| evee owoe|eyoe oe egooseveJ Jeo g
OoyWo` es go| eg o` oeg | eCo` |oe o coos|, |o
exop` e, coe c` ose eeoog |o soe |o oe seee eos ` y,
po| co` o` y w | o |e` escope o o po o| o eoco` os |o
os| peop` e | s \ eJ o| oosevo| oe s so| s|y eg eeoog
JeyJoeo|eeeJ |o |ooc|eoe o` s|o ee oy |e Jey
oe oppy |o see |e wo` es oeJ o|e o ee oo` s
Jo egwo| |ey eoo` ` y Jo e|e owe wo` J-oeJ| s
sos |soo` Joe
Many people enjoy whal e watching, al though it can threaten the
animal s' privacy.
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ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANI ZATI ONS
J| ` | el 7/0s| ewe` |oeo|o eoo` scoceeJ
o` yo |ew peop` e ow |ecoceeJ ooe |e `
` os eop` e o` os| eveywee | ewo ` J oveo
o||ec| o |o |ese oo` s |o soe spec es, | so||e
| ooyovecoe|oo ` o|e| osove |e |o ex| c| o,
oo||oo|es | s JeeJso` vo| o
A` ` o | e o| os ove spec o` ogec es | o| Jeo`
w | o e oo' s |e J |eJ S|o|es |ese c` oJe
|e |eJeo` govee| oJ |e govee|s o| coos|o`
s|o|es Je o| oo` Vo e| se esSev ceo||e 0epo|
e|o|Coece sespos o' e|owo` es, Jo` p s, po
po ses, seo` s, oJ seo ` os, |e | s oJ W ` J` |e Sev ce
o| |e 0epo|e| o| |e |e o ` ooss o||e |e Wo` os,
SeoO||e, o` oeo, Voo|ee,oJ 0ogog | e` os| o` y
o|o' ooj JeVo eVoo` Co ss o, es|oo` seJ oy
Cogess l 7/2, evews |es|o|oso|o` ` o eoo`
popo` o| os, ecoooges eseoc, oJ oses ecoe
Jo| osegoJ g|eJeo' oc| v | es|o|o||ec|o eo
o` s Je' |eo| oo` Wo` g Co ss o p 2=j es|oo
` ses po' c es |o wo` g |eo| oo` wo|es, oo|
e|ocee| s ` e|||oeoco| o'scosc ece
vo|e ogo zo| os ove oee |e os| vo` ooo` e
o ` e | g | e po o` c |o | e p` g | o| o e oo` s
Joog| ` sJ s| oo|eJ|o scoo` soJc v cogo zo| os
oJ sow o |e` ev s o , |ey ove ceo|eJ wo` Jw Je
sypo|y |o o e oo` s Soeo| |ese ogo zo
| os o` so o |o poposeJ ' eg s' o| o oJ |e e|oce
e| o| ex s| g ` ows Joog seveo` o| |ese p vo|e
goops yoo co oJop| o J v Joo` wo` eo oo|ee,
ece v gosyooJoso |s` |e s|oy,oJop| opopes,oJ
o p c|oe oo oJop| o oey s oseJ |o eseoc oJ
eJoco| o Jese goops-wo|eve |ey Jo oJ oweve
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|ey go oooo||-o||e ` |e sooce |o o eoo`
spec es
Aog | e oy ogo zo| os | o| |eo|o e o e
oo` po|ec| ooe|e|o` ` ow g
Ameri can Cetacean Soci ety
P
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Box 2639
San Pedro, CA 9073 1
Ani mal Welfare I nsti tute
P
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O
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Box 3650
Washi ngton, DC 20007
Center for Envi ronmental
Educati on, I nc
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624 9th Street, NW
Washi ngton, DC 20001
Dohi n Research Center
P. 0 Box 2875
Marathon Shores, FL 33052
Fri ends of the Sea Otter
P. O. Box 221 220
Carmel , CA 93922
Greenpeace, I nc
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1 436 U Street, NW
Washi ngton, DC 20009
Pacific Whale Foundati on
P
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Box 1 083
Ki hei , Maui , HI 96753
Save the Manatee Cl ub
500 N. Mai tl and Avenue
Sui te 2 1 0
Mai tl and, F L 32751
Sea Shepherd Conservati on
Soci ety
P
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O. Box 7000-S
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Whal e Adopti on Project
I nternati onal Wi l dl i fe Coal i ti on
634 North Fal mouth Hi ghway
Box 388
North Fal mouth, MA 02556
Whal e Museum
P
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O. Box 945
Fri day Harbor, WA 98250
Representatives of Greenpeoce i n smal l boot confront o Russi an foe
tory ship.
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MARI NE MAMMAL EXHI BITS
Vo e oo` s oe ex o |eJ o| o ozoos |oogoo|
|ewo` J, oJ|oo` | o ce|oy|ey ove oee|eo|oeJ
pe|oes o| so ~o|e oqoo os |e J |eJ S|o|es
|eseex o |s os| oe ` ceseJ, oJ|eyoe o |oeJ oy
oo|govee|oJpvo|eogec es|o ose ce|o |e
o o` s oe gve pope coe Vos| o| |e ex o|s ove
s|o||ve|e o os oJ o o` og s|s wo |eJ |o |e eeJs o|
|e cop|ve o o` s Jese expe|s o` so coJoc| eseoc,
oJwe o e oo` s |e w ` J oecoe s|oJeJ
ooe oeJ, |eexpe|sogo zeescoe|eosoJ po
v Jeoos g|o|eo o` s
Vo oo eoo` ex o |s | eJ |eJ S|o|esoe
` s|eJoe` owJeeoeo` soo||oc| oso|| sso| Jopo,
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SCI ENTI FI C NAMES
The fol l owi ng are t he sci enti fi c names of t he mar i ne mammal s i l l ustrat
ed in thi s book. Heav type i ndi cates pages where they appear. The
genus name i s fi rst, then the speci es
.
I f the genus name is abbrevi ated,
it is the same as the genus name gi ven j ust before i t.
36-37 Bowhead: Balaena myslicelus 86-87 Risso's: Grampus griseus
38-39 Rhl Whale: Euba/aena 88-89 Pilot: G/obicephala melaena
acialis
90-92 Kil l er: Orcinus orca
ygmy: Caperea marginate
93 Folse: Pseudorco crassidens
40-41 Fin: Balenoplera physalus
94-95 Roh-toothed: Siena
42-43 Blue: 8. musculus
br anensis
46-47 Sei: B. borealis I ndo- Pacific: Sousa chinensis
48-49 Minke: B. acuroslris 96 Susu: Platanisla gangefica
Bryde's: B. edeni
97 Baiji: Lipoles vexi/lifer
50- 51 Humpback: Megaplera
98 Franciscana: Pontoporia
novoeonglioe
blainvillei
52-53 Gray: Eschrichlius robustus
99 Bouto: /nio geoffrensis
55 Goosebeak: Ziphius
1 01 , 1 03 West I ndian: Trichechus
cavirostris
manatus
56-57 BoHienosed: Hyperoodon
1 04-1 05 DuTong: DuJo' duJon
ampulfalus
1 06-1 07 Ste er's: Hy ro omo is gigas
58 Baird's: Berardius bairdii
1 1 4-1 1 7 Northern: Callorhinus ursinus
59 Dense-beaked: Mesop/odon
1 1 8-1 1 9 Guadal uPe: Arclocephafus
densirostris
townsendii
60-61 Sowerby's Beaked: M. bidens
1 2o- 1 2 1 California: Zalophus
Stroptoothed: M. layardii
californianus
62-63 Sperm: Physeter calodon
1 22-1 23 Northern: Eumetopias iubatus
65 Pygmy: Kogia breviceps
1 24-1 27 Wal rus: odobenus rosmarus
66-67 Narwhal : Monodon
1 29 Hawaiian: Monachus
monoceros
schauinslandi
68-69 White: Delphinaplerus feucas
l Jo1 3 1 Harbor: Phoca vilulina
70- 71 Harbor: Phocoena phocoena
1 32 Harp: P groenlandica
72-73 Dol l 's: Phocoenoides dalli
1 33 Ringed: P hispida
74-75 Finles: Neophocaena
1 34 Ribbon: P Fasciola
phocaenoides
1 35 Gray: Halichoerus grypus
77 Saddleback: Delphinus
1 36 Crabeater: Lobodon
de/phis
carcinophagus
78-79 Bottlenosed: Tursiops
1 37 Leopard: Hydrurga feplonyx
truncatus
1 38-1 39 Ross: Ommotophoco rossii
80 SpoHed: Stene/la plagiodon
Weddel l : Leplonycholes
81 Commerson's:
weddelli
Cepholorhychus
1 40 Bearded: Erignalhus borbalus
commerson11
1 41 Hooded: Crystophora crislola
Northern Ri_Whal e:
[issodefphis rea/is
1 42-1 43 Northern Elephant: Mirounga
82 Pygmy Killer: Feresa
ongustirostris
attenuata
1 44-1 47 Sea OHer: Enhydra fulris
83 Irrawaddy: Orcoe//o
1 49-1 51 Polar Bear: Ursus moritimus
brevirostris
84-85 White sided: Lagenorhynchus
oculus
l 53
I NDEX
Page numbers i n bdce i ndicate pages where a species is identified
.
by
description and, in most cases, al so inustrated on the same or a Fa
.
c
.
mg
page
.
I ncl usive page numbers are gtven for orders, suborders, and famd t es
.
Amazon Dol phin, 98
Delphinidae, 76-95
I ndo- Pacific Humpback
Amazon Manatee, 1 02
Dense-beaked Whale, 59
Dol phin, 95
amberrris, 64
Devilfish, 53
International Whal i'
Austra 10n Sea lion, 1 23
Dolhin Research Center,
Commission, 24, ,
25
1 54
Bat, 97 Dol phins, 26-33, 76-99
Irrawaddy Dolphin, 83
Bai al Seal, 1 33 Dugongidae, 1 04- 1 05
Baird' s Whale, 58
Dui&l OO, 1 04- 1 05
Kil l er Whal e, 28-29, 30,
Balaenidae, 36-39 Dus Y l phin, 85
54, 90-92, 1 25
Balaenoteridae, 40-51
Dwarf Sperm Whale, 65
kil l inl of whal es, 1 8-23
boleen, , 34, 36, 46, 48,
kril l , 7, 44, 1 36
49, 51 Eared Seals, 1 1 1 - 1 23
Baleen Whales, 9, 1 3, 34-
Earless Seal s, 1 28- 1 43
La Plata Dol phin, 98
53 echolocation, 1 5
Le Jacobite, 8 1
Banded Seal , 1 34
El hant Seal , 1 08, 1 42
Leopord Seal , 1 37
Basilosaurus, 8 Esc richtidae, 52-53
lobtailing, 51 , 84
Beaked Whales, 54 61
eyes, 1 4
logging, 1 6
Bearded Seal, 1 40
factork ships, 21 23
Long-b<oked Dol phin, 94
Bears, 1 48- 1 51
Beluga, 68
False iller Whal e, 93
Mammal s, 4-5
Big-eyed Seal , 1 38
Fin Whal e, 40-41
Manatees 1 00- 1 03
birth, 1 2 Fin Whales, 40-51
marine exhibits, 27, 30-
Blacklish, 88 Fin-footed Mammal s, 1 08-
33, 1 56
blowholes, 1 0, 1 1 , 34, 54 1 43
Marinel and of Florida, 27
bl ubber 7 1 7, 1 8, 1 24 Finl ess PorP9ise, 74-75
Morine Mammal Commis-
Blue Wha(e, 6, 1 1 , 1 3, 1 7, Fitzroy' s Dohin, 85
sion, 1 54
42-45 " Flipper," 2 , 79
Marine Mammal Protection
"bonnet " 38 fl ukes, 7, 1 6
Act, 1 53
Banleno;ed Dol phin, 78-79 fossil, 8
Mediterranean Monk Seal,
Banlenosed Whale, 56-57 Franciscona, 98
1 28
Bautu, 98-99 Fur Seals, 1 1 1 - 1 1 9
" mel on," 1 4, 54, 56, 68,
Bowhead Whole, 1 0, 1 5,
88
36, 37
cs, 1 7
Melville, Herman, 63
Brazilian Dol hin, 94-95
sebeak Whol e, 55
mirrotion, 1 7, 53, 1 53
breachi 5 Gramus, 86-87
mi ltaz use, 33
Bryde' s hal e, 1 1 , 49 Gray eal , 1 35
mil k , 1 3
Gra{ Whal e, 1 0, 1 7, 52-
Mine Whale, 48
Caa' ing, 89 5 ' 1 53
'6l28- 1 29
California Sea Lion, 1 20 Guadal upe Fur Seal , 1 1 8
Caribbean Monk Seal , 1 28
Manodontidae, 66-69
Carnivora, 1 44 Harbor PoCOise, 70- 71
Mustelidae, 1 44- 1 47
Carnivores, 4, 1 44- 1 51 Harbor Seal , 1 30- 1 3 1
Mysticeii, 9, 34-53
Caspian Seal, 1 33 harpoon, 20, 21
Narwhal , 66-67
Cetacea, 6-99 Harp Seal , 1 32
cetaceans, 4, 6-99 Hawaiian Monk Seal, 1 28
National Marine Fisheries
Chinese River Dolphin, 97 hearin, 1 4
Service, 1 54
commercial fishermen, 25, hemog obin, 1 1
Northern El ephant Seal ,
29, 1 09 herds, 1 7, 37
1 42
Commerson1 s Dol phin, 81 " herri: h ' 29 Northern Fur Seal , 1 1 1 -
communication, 1 4 Hood Sea , 1 41
1 1 7
conservation, 24-25 Humpback Whole, 1 1 , 20,
Northern Rht-Whal e
(owlish, 60 50- 51
Dol phin, 1
Crab-eater Seal, 1 36 Hydromalidae, 1 06- 1 07
Northern Sea Lion, 1 22
nostrils, 1 0
Dol l ' s Porpoise, 72-73 I ndia River Dolphi n, 96
nursing, 1 3
l 57
Odobeni dae, 1 24- 1 27
odontoceti, 9, 54-99
oi l , 1 8, 88
Orca, 90-92
organizations, 1 54- 1 55
Otari i dae, 1 1 1 - 1 23
Otters, 1 44- 1 47
Pacific Beaked Whol e, 61
Pacific Striped Dol phi n,
85
Pelorus Jack, 86-87
performi ng dol rhi ns, 30-33
Phocidae, 1 28- 1 43
Phocoenidae, 70
Phxseteridae, 62
Pi ebal d Porpoise, 8 1
Pi lot Whal e, 88-89
Pi nni pedi a, 1 08- 1 43
pi nnipeds 4, 1 08- 1 43
Platani stidae, 96-99
oods, 1 7
Pol ar Bear, 1 25, 1 48- 1 5 1
Porpoises 26, 70-75
Pygmy Ki fler Whale, 82
Pygmy Ri ght Whal e 38
Pygmy Sperm Wha(e, 65
Razorback, 40- 41
Ri bbon Seal , 1 34
Ri ght Whal e, 38
Ri ght Whal es, 36-39
Ri nged Seal , 1 33
River Dol phi ns, 96-99
Risso's Dolphi n, 86
Rorqual s
l
40- 51
Ross Sea , 1 38
Rough-toothed Dolphi n, 94
Saddleback Dolphi n, 76-77
scientific names, 1 58
Sea Canary, 69
sea cow, 2, 1 00, 1 06- 1 07
" sea hog, " 70
Sea li ons, 1 08- 1 1 0, 1 20-
1 23
Sea Oer, 1 44- 1 47
Seal s, 1 08- 1 1 9, 1 28- 1 43,
1 48
seal watching, 1 52- 1 53
Sea World, 9
Sei Whal e, 1 1 , 46-47
senses, 1 4
si ngi ng, 1 5, 5 1
Si reni a, 1 00- 1 07
si reni ans, 4, l 00- 1 07
si rens, 1 00
Skunk Dolphi n, 8 1
sleep 1 6
Slender Dolphi n, 80
songs 1 5
sounds, 1 4, 43
South American Sea Lion,
1 22- 1 23
Southern Ri ght-Whale
Dolphi n, 81
Southern El ephant Seal ,
1 42
Sowerby' s Beaked Whale,
60-6
soeed, 1 6, 47
Sperm Whale, 1 0, 20, 54,
62-64
spermaceti, 56, 62, 64
Spi nner Dolphi n, 80
Spaed Dol phi n, 80
spout, 1 0, 1 1 , 34
Steller, Georg, 1 06
Stel l er' s Sea Cow, 2, 1 06-
1 07
Stel l er' s Sea lion, 1 22
Steni dae, 94
strandi ng, 65, 89, 93
Straptoofhed Whal e, 61
suckl i ng, 4, 1 3
Sul phur-baomed Whal e,
44
Susu, 96
swi mmi ng, 1 6
Toothed Whal es, 9 , 1 3,
54-99
trai ned 26-33, 1 1 0
Tri checi dae, 1 02- 1 03
True's Beaked Whal e, 61
Trues Porpoise, 73
Tucuxi, 94-95
tuna fi shermen, 29
tusks, 66, 1 26
uni corn, 67
Ursidae, 1 48- 1 51
U. S. Navy, 33
Wal rus
1
1 08
l
1 24- 1 27, 1 48
Wedde I Sea , 1 39
West African Manatee, 1 02
West Indian Manatee, 1 02
whalebone, 9, 34
whal e watchi ng, 1 52- 1 53
whal i ng, 1 8- 23, 40 41
Whi te-beaked Dolpi n, 84-
85
White Fl ag DoiPhi n, 97
White-sided Dolphi n, 84
White Whale, 68-69
Wis
5
n' s Hourgl ass Dol phi n,
Zi phi idae, 54-61 .
PHOTO CREDITS: We ore i ndebted to the fol l owi ng photographers and
i nstituti ons for the photographs used i n thi s book. New Bedford Whal
i ng Museum: 1 8- 1 9; ACS-G. Bakker/Mori ne Mommol I mages: 22,
23; Laurel Canty/Dol phi n Research Center: 25, 32, 1 53; Mari nel and
of Fl ori da: 26, 27; Mi ami Seaquari um: 28, 3 1 , 1 1 0; Mystic Seaport
Museum: 1 27 ( photo i nset) ; Joe Scardi no, Nati onal Mori ne Fi sheri es
Servi ce/NOAA: 1 1 2- 1 1 3; Greenpeace/Rex Weyl er: 1 55. We are al so
i ndebted to the fol l owi ng i nsti tution and photographers for the use of
photographs as the basi s for i l l ustrati ons. ACS-G. Bakker/Mori ne
Mammal i mages: 20, 2 1 ; Mark Conl i n/Mori ne Mammal I mages: 1 09.
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B C D E F
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WHALES
AND OTHER MARINE MAMMALS
A GOLDEN GUIDE
GEORGE S. FICHTER has served as author, co
author, and editor of a number of Golden Guides as
well as other nature and science books for Golden
Press. He has also authored technical papers and
numerous magazine articles covering his broad inter
ests in the natural world. A professional biologist, he
has taught zoology andr conservation at Miami Un
versity (Ohio), edited a national sport fishing maga
zine, and served as an executive of the Sport Fishing
Institute, Washington, D. C. For the past several years
he has been Writer in Residence at Stetson Unversity
in Deland, Florida.
BARBARA J. HOOPES AMBLER is an illustrator
specializing in natural history subjects. Her beauti
ful, scientiically accurate illustrations have appeared
most recently in a number of books for chldren. She
has also done paintings and display drawings for the
San Diego Zoo. She lives and works in San Dego,
Calfora, and spends her spare time snorkeling in
the waters off the Channel Islands.
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