Marine Mammals Long Island

Marine Mammal Classification ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Pinnipeds ,[object Object],Walrus

Cetaceans ,[object Object],Sperm Whale Pilot whale pod Orca Beluga

What are the things that make a marine mammal a mammal? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How is it that these mammals are able to survive in a marine environment? ,[object Object],[object Object]

Swimming ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thermoregulation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Water Conservation ,[object Object],[object Object]

Marine Mammal Evolution ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Evolution of a Whale ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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[object Object],Cold is a problem for many marine mammals - water conducts heat 25x faster than air. *Blubber to insulate and streamline *Blubber as stored energy Seals have braided arteries so that cold blood is warmed. Some whales have blubber 20 inches thick!

Types of Pinnipeds ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

True Seals - Phocidae ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Other True Seals Hooded Seals – Cristophora cristata - blue backs, can grow up to 9 ft. and 900lbs., females 7 ft., 670lbs. Gray Seals – Halichoerus grypus - horse heads, long snout, molt in June. Can grow to 7.5-8 ft., 800lbs.

Types of Cetaceans ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Baleen Whales - Mysticetes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Diet and Feeding ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Humpback Whale – Megaptera novaeangliae ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Fin Whale – Balaenoptera physalus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Blue Whale – Balaenoptera musculus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Toothed Whales - Odontocetes Smaller whales including: Beluga Orca Sperm Pilot Odontocetes Sperm Whale Pilot whale pod Orca Beluga

Diet and Feeding ,[object Object]

Sperm Whale – Physeter macroencephalus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Killer Whale – Orcinus orca ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Bottlenose Dolphin – Tursiops truncatus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

History of Whaling on Long Island ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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