Zoo or Prison People always say that animals are our friends; that is why we’d like to go to zoos to see those animals. But are the animals happy about being locked in cages and being seen by people everyday? Or do they want to live in the environments that they are supposed to live? Of course we are never able to know what an animal thinks‚ but I know one thing for sure‚ I don’t want to live in a cage and to be showed to people everyday. Keeping animals in the zoos stops them from being who
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Imagine you are gliding through the still blue ocean‚ surrounded by your family and friends. Suddenly‚ a loud booming sound breaks through the peaceful underworld. Before you know it‚ you have been herded into a bay and sealed off from the free world. You watch and wait as others are picked and plucked from the water; they are the “lucky” ones. Next thing you know‚ a metal rod has pierced your spine‚ instantly paralysing you but not yet killing you. You are then tied to a boat by your feet and dragged
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Once there was an alligator named Tippens. He lived in a cage in a dusty old zoo‚ with nothing to do except entertain the audience of sweaty people that crowded his enclosure everyday. Despite being lionized day after day‚ Tippens began to conspire a plan to escape from the shackles of the zoo. Tippens planned meticulously‚ of course. He wouldn’t want to rush in and ruin his one chance at freedom. It was a bizarre plan‚ but Tippens felt as though it would prove to be successful as long as he followed
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"Campaigns‚ Marine Mammals." The Plight of Marine Mammals. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. <http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/marine/captivity.html>. "In Opposition to Dolphin Captivity : Blood Dolphins : Animal Planet." Animal Planet: Animal Planet: Animal Planet. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2012. <http://animal.discovery.com/tv/blood-dolphins/dolphins/opposition-dolphins-captivity.html>. Johnson‚ Brian. "Killing Flipper." EBSCOhost 122.29/30 (2009): 69-70. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. "Marine Mammals
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about this situation? Well‚ in the case of many unfortunate aquatic mammals in marine parks and zoos around the world‚ most of these magnificent animals are held captive in tanks with no room to roam around‚ or have to deal with being alone‚ which can trigger stress and aggression. Over the years since the 1960s‚ the first marine mammals were put into display for entertainment shows in Marine Parks like Seaworld or any other marine parks that was on the globe; around the world‚ people wondered if captivity
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profession. Just like any other marine mammal trainer‚ the challenges and dangers are just a part of their everyday life. When choosing dolphin training as your profession‚ you have to realize what you’re actually getting into. There is a lot more than just playing and teaching the mammal a trick. You can prepare yourself in high school by taking extra math and science classes such as Marine Bond | 2 Biology and Chemistry. Many trainers pursue in Biology‚ Marine Biology‚ Psychology‚ and
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Beluga whales often swim at depths barely covering their bodies (Ridgway and Harrison‚ 1981). B. Diving. 1. Beluga whales typically don’t dive very deep‚ usually to about 20 m (66 ft.). Belugas are not generally thought of as deep-diving marine mammals‚ but they are capable of diving to extreme depths. Under experimental conditions a trained beluga whale repeatedly dove to 400 m (1‚312 ft.) with ease‚ and even dove to a depth of 647 m (2‚123 ft.) (Nowak‚ 1991; Ridgway et. al.‚ 1984). 2.
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Marine Mammals Marine mammals are a very diverse group. There are very diverse because of their shape‚ size‚ color and even the way they eat. Sea mammals are such a big group that they have only 120 species under the sea right now. Marine mammals evolved from their land dwelling ancestors. This means that all the marine mammals that we have now came from land mammals. Since they evolved from land dwellers‚ they got some of its traits or features. Marine mammals
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way an animal can change and adapt to ensure its ultimate survival. In this paper I ’ll be exploring both how and why this process has taken place‚ as well as other factors related to this amazing creature. Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. They vary in size from 1.2 meters (Maui ’s dolphin)‚ up to 9.5 meters (the orca or killer whale); part of the largest family in the Cetacean order‚ the Delphinidae ‚ dolphins have evolved relatively
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National Park Taiji‚ Japan. Even though the trade of dolphins whether using them alive for entertainment purposes is unethical and selling their toxic meat is dangerous for the health‚ the Japanese authorities are supporting it with all possible means. The Japanese government is not only preventing any publicity about the dolphin slaughter‚ but it is also bribing the International Whaling Committee‚ which is supposed to control the trade of cetaceans and protect the rights of the marine mammals. Consequently
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