Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass

Product Information

Kennedy, Robert; Perrin, W.F.; Wursig, B.; Thewissen, J. G. M. (2008). "Right whales ( E. glacialis, E. japonica, and E. australis". Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. The physics of bubble rings and other diver's exhausts". Deep Ocean's Diving Science. Archived from the original on 6 October 2006 . Retrieved 19 December 2015. Sears, R.; Calambokidis, J. (2002). Update COSEWIC status report on the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus ) in Canada. Ottawa, ON: Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. p.32. Rose, Kenneth D. (2001). "The Ancestry of Whales" (PDF). Science. 293 (5538): 2216–2217. doi: 10.1126/science.1065305. PMID 11567127. S2CID 82651628.

Cooke JG (2018c). " Balaenoptera physalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018c. e.T2478A50349982. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T2478A50349982.en. |date= / |doi= mismatch Whale morphology shows several examples of convergent evolution, the most obvious being the streamlined fish-like body shape. [29] Other examples include the use of echolocation for hunting in low light conditions— which is the same hearing adaptation used by bats— and, in the rorqual whales, jaw adaptations, similar to those found in pelicans, that enable engulfment feeding. [30] Whales are known to teach, learn, cooperate, scheme, and grieve. [58] The neocortex of many species of whale is home to elongated spindle neurons that, prior to 2007, were known only in hominids. [59] In humans, these cells are involved in social conduct, emotions, judgement, and theory of mind. Whale spindle neurons are found in areas of the brain that are homologous to where they are found in humans, suggesting that they perform a similar function. [60] Bubble net feeding The main difference between each family of mysticete is in their feeding adaptations and subsequent behaviour. a b Paul, Gregory S.; Larramendi, Asier (11 April 2023). "Body mass estimate of Bruhathkayosaurus and other fragmentary sauropod remains suggest the largest land animals were about as big as the greatest whales". Lethaia. 56 (2): 1–11. doi: 10.18261/let.56.2.5. ISSN 0024-1164. S2CID 259782734.

Eventually the relatives of this animal ventured further into the water and evolved to cope with their new environment. Into the water Timeline: The History of Whaling in America". American Experience. PBS. Archived from the original on 1 May 2010. In 1585, Alessandro Farnese, 1585, and Francois, Duke of Anjou, 1582, were greeted on his ceremonial entry into the port city of Antwerp by floats including "Neptune and the Whale", indicating at least the city's dependence on the sea for its wealth. [133]

Blue whales produce some of the loudest and lowest frequency vocalizations in the animal kingdom, [24] and their inner ears appear well adapted for detecting low-frequency sounds. [88] The fundamental frequency for blue whale vocalizations ranges from 8 to 25Hz. [89] Blue whale songs vary between populations. [90] The Pacific Islanders and Australian Aborigines viewed whales as bringers of good and joy. One exception is French Polynesia, where, in many parts, cetaceans are met with great brutality. [124] Cooke JG (2018a). " Balaenoptera borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018a. e.T2475A130482064. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T2475A130482064.en. |date= / |doi= mismatch Smith, Craig R.; Baco, Amy R. (2003). "Ecology of Whale Falls at the Deep-Sea Floor" (PDF). Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review. 41: 311–354.

Whales are adapted for diving to great depths. In addition to their streamlined bodies, they can slow their heart rate to conserve oxygen; blood is rerouted from tissue tolerant of water pressure to the heart and brain among other organs; haemoglobin and myoglobin store oxygen in body tissue; and they have twice the concentration of myoglobin than haemoglobin. Before going on long dives, many whales exhibit a behaviour known as sounding; they stay close to the surface for a series of short, shallow dives while building their oxygen reserves, and then make a sounding dive. [13] [44] Senses Biosonar by cetaceans Sperm whale skeleton. Richard Lydekker, 1894.

Bérubé, M.; Aguilar, A. (1998). "A new hybrid between a blue whale, Balaenoptera Musculus, and a fin whale, "B. Physalus:" frequency and implications of hybridization". Marine Mammal Science. 14 (1): 82–98. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.1998.tb00692.x. In coastal regions of China, Korea and Vietnam, the worship of whale gods, who were associated with Dragon Kings after the arrival of Buddhism, was present along with related legends. [125] Which countries are still whaling". International Fund for Animal Welfare . Retrieved 29 August 2015. Blue whales are rorquals in the family Balaenopteridae. A 2018 analysis estimates that the Balaenopteridae family diverged from other families in between 10.48 and 4.98million years ago during the late Miocene. [12]

a b c Árnason, U.; Lammers, F.; Kumar, V.; Nilsson, M. A.; Janke, A. (2018). "Whole-genome sequencing of the blue whale and other rorquals finds signatures for introgressive gene flow". Science Advances. 4 (4): eaap9873. Bibcode: 2018SciA....4.9873A. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aap9873. PMC 5884691. PMID 29632892.

Spilliaert, R.; Vikingsson, G.; Arnason, U.; Palsdottir, A.; Sigurjonsson, J.; Arnason, A. (1991). "Species hybridization between a female blue whale ( Balaenoptera rnusctllus) and a male fin whale ("B.pbysalus"): Molecular and morphological documentation". Journal of Heredity. 82 (4): 269–274. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111085. PMID 1679066.About 34 million years ago, a group of whales began to develop a new way of eating. They had flatter skulls and feeding filters in their mouths.