Search Results for: Mammals of the suborder Pinnipedia
[ edit ] minke whale skeleton, museum koenig , university of bonn . heart of a minke whale (balaenoptera acutorostrata). the minke whales are the second smallest baleen whale; only the pygmy right whale is smaller. upon reaching sexual maturity ( – years of age), males measure an average of m ( ft) and
were considered too small to chase, and received their name from a young norwegian whale-spotter in the crew of svend foyn , who harpooned one, mistaking it for a blue whale and was derided for it. [ ] by the end of the s, they were the target of coastal whaling by brazil, canada, china, greenland,...
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it; however, in addition to various physical differences, pythons are found in the old world and anacondas in the new world (sdz ). anacondas typically inhabit the swamps and rivers of the dense forests of tropical south america, although the yellow anaconda can be found as far south as argentina and
green anacondas can be found as far north as trinidad , the southernmost island in the caribbean . anacondas provide important ecological values, keeping the balance of nature by consuming rodents , fish, caimans , and even such mammals as capybaras , tapirs , and deer . for humans, they add to the...
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