In the last two years in the province of Chubut, the Southern right whale beat their own record. In 2017, 788 whales were registered and in 2018 a record of 1,079. The season runs from June to December. How many Southern Austral whales will they be in the 2019 season? We’ll have to wait to know …
A whale swallowed a diver who was miraculously saved
Rainer Schimpf is an environmental defender, experienced diver, and photographer. Schimpf, 51 years old, is not a beginner, has 20 years of experience and was rewarded several times and is aware of the dangers to which it is exposed.
While filming a sardine run off the coast of South Africa, he suffered an unforgettable experience. He spent a few seconds inside a Bryde’s whale, this cetacean measured 15 meters and weighed about 25 tons. He swallowed the diver wrongly while feeding on such sardines in South Africa.
Continue reading “A whale swallowed a diver who was miraculously saved”What Type of Whales are there? Part 2
Baleen Whales
They are a very diverse group of carnivorous marine mammals that have beards instead of teeth.
Let’s analyze some species!
Continue reading “What Type of Whales are there? Part 2”What Type of Whales are there? Part 1
The term whale is used broadly to refer to all large cetaceans. Cetaceans are mammals totally adapted to aquatic life.
Actually, the whale species are divided into two suborders. The first one is the Mysticeti, known as baleen whales and the suborder Odontoceti. They are also known as jagged cetaceans. These are characterized by the presence of teeth instead of beards, as in the case of mysticetes.
How Many Whales are there in the World?
Whales in recent centuries have been the victim of indiscriminate hunting. Currently, factors caused by the human being and their habits is what threatens them. We will examine what is the location of the whales in their different species.
Continue reading “How Many Whales are there in the World?”What do Whales Symbolize?
Whales are maritime animals respected, admired, venerated for centuries. For native peoples of the North Pacific and South American peoples. It is true that he was also a constant victim of hunting of these and many other peoples.
Whales are associated with compassion and solitude, and knowledge of both life and death. They are also associated with unbridled creativity. The exhalation through the blowhole symbolizes the freeing of one’s own creative energies. The sound is also a creative force of life.
Are Beluga Whales Endangered?
All beluga whales found in Alaska are protected because they are on the list of endangered species. They can live in nature for about 50 years. There are less than 100,000 individuals in the world, so efforts must be taken seriously.
What threatens the beluga whale in the last 50 years is not only its predators. This also occurs due to environmental pollution and noise pollution.
Continue reading “Are Beluga Whales Endangered?”How big is a Whale’s Brain?
The main functions of the brainstem include:
- the transmission of information between the brain and the body;
- the supply of some of the cranial nerves to the face and head;
- and perform critical functions in the control of the heart, breathing, and consciousness.
- These functions are found in both the animal brain and the human brain.
How far do whales travel?
Among human beings, migrations from one place or country to the other occur due to some urgent need, but it does not do so routinely but becomes a decision of some. But different is observed in the Animal Kingdom. In many animals there is a routine, seasonal and periodic movement from one habitat to another. Always the origin is the same place and destination as well. That periodic routine is called “Migration“. How far do whales travel?
Continue reading “How far do whales travel?”Communication between whales
We live in a time when communication is increasingly modern and human beings understand each other less and less. Animals, for example, the whales, use the same ways of communicating for thousands of years and understand each other very well.