From the bones of their fins to the free-floating and functionless pelvis, the bodies of cetaceans show clear signs of having once lived on land.... Oct 15, 2009 — From the bones of their fins to the ...

Staff at the Plymouth-based nonprofit group Whale and Dolphin Conservation never know when they will receive the next call about a whale that washed ashore or a report about a seal that just doesn't ...

Introduction -- The biology -- Identification tools & maps -- The species directory -- Appendices. Classification of cetaceans ; Glossary ; Resources ; Notes on contributors ; Index ; Acknowledgments ...

The odds of being sucked into a whale’s mouth are one in a million. By nature, these mammals are very docile, and there has never been a true report of them eating a human. But if, for some reason, a ...

Abstract of a paper read at the meeting of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, April 21, 1834. ACCOUNT OF THE DISSECTION OF A YOUNG RORQUAL OR SHORT WHALEBONE WHALE THE BALAENA ROSTRATA OF FABRICIUS WITH ...

For more than 30 years, the Pacific Rim Whale Festival has celebrated the arrival of migrating grey whales to Canada’s wild west coast — the perfect introduction to a land rich in coastal traditions ...

( NewsNation) — The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is now equipped with an on-site CT scanner to help diagnose and treat the ...