 |
|
| |
|
||||
Whale (12786 bytes)
1: '''Whales''' are the largest [[species]] of exclusively aq... 3: ...a]]s ("Killer Whales") and [[Pilot Whale]]s have "whale" in their name, but they are dolphins for the pur... 5: ...umb|300px|Size comparison between some well-known whales and other sea animals]] 9: ...[[plankton]] from the water. They are the largest whales. 10: *The [[toothed whale]]s have teeth and prey on [[fish]] and/or [[squid... Almost Like a Whale (692 bytes) 1: ...iologist)|Steve Jones]]'s book '''''Almost like a Whale''''' is a modern introduction to [[Charles Darwin... 6: ...ime into a creature "almost like a [[baleen whale|whale]]". Right whale (8598 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Right Whales}}<br>{{StatusSeeText}} 2: ...ight_whale.jpg|300px]] | caption = Southern Right Whale, Hermanus, South Africa}} 18: ...rn Right Whale range]] | caption = Northern Right Whale range}} 19: ...ern Right Whale range]] | caption= Southern Right Whale range}} 21: ...ed below), and '''''Balaena''''' - the [[Bowhead Whale]]. Exploding whale (14289 bytes) 1: ...ynamite]] was used to explode a rotting [[beached whale]], with unexpected consequences.]] 2: ...]] inside a [[Decomposition|decomposing]] [[Sperm Whale]] caused it to explode while it was being [[trans... 5: ...way Division]] failed to properly dispose of this whale carcass when they blew it up with one-half ton of... 7: ... later explained that he was chosen to remove the whale because the district engineer, Dale Allen, had go... 8: ...script/] [http://www.snopes.com/critters/disposal/whale.htm] Whale song (8989 bytes) 1: ...certain species of whales (notably the [[Humpback Whale]]) in a manner that to cetologists is reminiscent... 3: [[Whales]] and other aquatic mammals such as [[dolphin]]s... 9: ... including the largest whales, such as the [[Blue Whale]]) 11: ===Toothed whale sound production=== 15: ... make the long, low-frequency sounds known as the whale song. Instead they produce rapid bursts of high-f... Melon (whale) (850 bytes) 2: ...great that the organ it is own name - see [[Sperm Whale]]. Sperm Whale (18724 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sperm Whale}}<br>{{StatusVulnerable}} 2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[image:sperm_whale1b.jpg|250px|Scarred Giant detail]] | caption = ''... 14: ..._4.PNG|250px|Sperm Whale range]] | caption= Sperm Whale range}} 16: ...etypal]] whale. Partly due to Melville, the Sperm Whale is commonly associated with the quasi-mythic [[Le... 18: Historically the Sperm Whale has also been known as the '''Common Cachalot'''. George Whale (1623 bytes) 1: '''George Whale''' ([[7 December]] [[1842]] — [[7 March]] [... 3: Whale was born in [[Bocking]], [[Essex]]. In [[1858]] ... 5: ...compounds were generally considered a failure and Whale sought to introduce the [[LNWR Precursor class|''... 11: * http://www.steamindex.com/people/bowcook.htm#whale 20: [[Category:1842 births|Whale, George]] Pygmy Right Whale (5350 bytes) 1: ...Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Pygmy Right Whale}}<br>{{StatusUnknown}} 15: ...Pygmy Right Whale range]] | caption = Pygmy Right Whale}} 17: ...]s than the [[Bowhead Whale|Bowhead]] and [[Right Whale]]s. 20: ...fficult. The blow is small and indistinct and the whale is usually a slow undulating swimmer, but capable... 22: ..., occasionally the dorsal will not be seen on the whale surfacing, and the tail fin has not been observed... Toothed whale (8884 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Toothed whales}} 12: ...er suborder of cetaceans, [[mysticeti]]). Toothed whales are active hunters, feeding on fish, squid, and ... 16: ** '''Suborder Odontoceti''': toothed whales 45: *** Family [[Physeteridae]]: [[sperm whale family]] 47: ***** [[Sperm Whale]], ''Physeter macrocephalus'' Mesoplodont whale (4611 bytes) 1: ...Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Mesoplodont whales}} 14: ...perty and together they are known as the [[beaked whale]]s. The word mesoplodon comes from the [[Greek la... 18: ...'Andrew's Beaked Whale''', '''Deep-crested Beaked Whale''', ''M. bowdoini'', unknown, possibly circumpola... 19: *'''Bahamonde's Beaked Whale''', ''M. bahamondi'', unknown, one individual fou... 20: *'''Blainville's Beaked Whale''', '''Dense Beaked Whale''', ''M. densirostris'', circumpolar temperate wa... Whale behaviour (6580 bytes) 1: '''[[Whale]]s''' exhibit various types of physical '''behavi... 5: [[image:bultrug.jpg|300px|thumb|right|A Humpback Whale breaching]] 7: ...rhaps as a result of feeding, that has caused the whale to clear the surface of the water by accident. 9: ... of eight metres per second. This is close to the whale's maximum speed. It is supposed that other specie... 11: ...leaps were recorded in less than 90 minutes. As a whale repeatedly breaches, it typically becomes steadil... Right whale dolphin (5585 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Right whale dolphins}}<br>{{StatusSeeText}} 2: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:Northern right whale dolphin.jpg|250px]]|caption = ''L. borealis''}} 13: ... Whale Dolphin range]] | caption = Northern Right Whale Dolphin range}} 15: ... Whale Doplhin range]] | caption = Southern Right Whale Doplhin range}} 17: ...issodelphis borealis'') and the '''Southern Right Whale Dolphin''' (''Lissodelphis peroni''), are two of ... Pilot Whale (6657 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Pilot Whale}}<br>{{StatusConcern}} 2: ...mage:PilotWhale.jpg|250px|Illustration of a pilot whale]]|caption =}} 13: ...ilot Whale range]] | caption = Short-finned Pilot Whale range}} 15: ...Pilot Whale range]] | caption = Long-finned Pilot Whale range}} 17: ... sea and are typically just known simply as Pilot Whales. They and other large members of the dolphin fam... Sei Whale (6816 bytes) 1: {{Taxobox_begin | color = pink | name = Sei Whale}}<br>{{StatusEndangered}} 15: ...Whale.PNG|250px|Sei Whale range]] | caption = Sei Whale range}} 17: ...ry, when 200,000 individuals were killed, the Sei Whale is now an internationally protected species. 20: ...s include the '''Pollack Whale''' and '''Coalfish Whale''' ([http://www.redlist.org/search/details.php?sp... 22: ...i Whale''' (''B.b.borealis'') and '''Southern Sei Whale''' (''B.b.schleglii''). Genetic analyses may yet ... Whale Galaxy (944 bytes) 1: ... is similar in size to our own [[Milky Way]]. The Whale Galaxy is also known to have spouted a halo of ho... 3: ..., the small elliptical NGC 4627 appears above the Whale Galaxy. Out of view off the lower left corner of ... Whale Beach (342 bytes) 2: '''Whale Beach''' is a beachside suburb of [[Sydney]], [[A... 4: There is also a Whale Beach in [[Bermuda]] Whale Cove (152 bytes) 1: '''Whale Cove''' can refer to: 3: *[[Whale Cove (Oregon)|Whale Cove]], south of [[Depoe Bay, Oregon]] 4: *[[Whale Cove, Nunavut]] in [[Canada]] Intelligent Whale (2139 bytes) 2: ...[image:intelwhale.jpg|thumbnail|300px|Intelligent Whale on exhibit at the Navy Museum, Washington Navy Ya... 44: '''''Intelligent Whale''''', an experimental hand-cranked [[submarine]],... 46: ''Intelligent Whale'' submerged by filling water compartments, and ex... Whale sounding (260 bytes) 1: ...ng. It is typically only used for longer dives. Whales typically stay close to the surface for a series...
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright 2008 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy
::
Terms of Use
:: Contact Us
:: About Us This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "whale". |