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Differences Between Sharks And Whales: Which Is A Mammal Or A Fish?

December 6, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Whale Information are whales mammals or fish, baleen whales, blue whale, facts about whales, fin whale, gray whale, humpback whale, largest whale on earth, largest whales, right whale, sei whale, sharks and whales, sperm whale, whale species

Drawing a clear line between Sharks And Whales can get confusing. Learn which is a mammal and which is a fish.

A Whale Shark: Despite being called a Whale Shark and sharing several traits with whales, this creature is a fish not a mammal.

If you are anything like most people, you would have at some point thought sharks and whales, especially the very large species, are similar or even related.

Take the example of the largest sharks and whales, for instance.

The whale shark and the basking shark are filter feeders, so are the grey whales, blue whales, and so on. They are

Species Profile: The Common Bryde’s Whale

November 16, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Species Profile baleen whales, bryde's whale, Eden's whale, facts about whale hunting, facts about whales, fin whale, largest whales, sei whale, whale species, whale species profile

The Common Bryde’s Whale is a baleen whale known for being inquisitive about humans. Out in the ocean, they will approach boats and swim along side them.

Can A Whale Swallow A Human Being? Let’s Consider The Facts

November 11, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Whale Information baleen whales, blue whale, can a whale swallow a human being, can a whale swallow people, fin whale, gray whale, Jonah and the whale, largest whale on earth, largest whales, sperm whale, whale species

There’s a very popular story about a whale swallowing a person. But based on science, can a whale swallow a human being?

Jonah And The Whale: Can A Whale Swallow A Human Being?

Jonah and the Whale (1621) By Pieter Lastman (Public Domain)

If you’re anything like many ocean goers, you may have wondered what it would feel like for a whale to swallow you. Especially if you’ve ever seen one of these absolutely massive creatures in real life.

You’d probably think being swallowed by a whale would be one of the most horrible things that could ever

Species Profile: The Common Minke Whale

November 7, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Species Profile antarctic minke whale, baleen whales, blue whale, common minke whale, facts about whales, fin whale, humpback whale, largest whales, northern minke whale, sei whale, whale conservation status, whale hunting, whale species, whale species profile, whales, whaling

The Common Minke Whale is the smallest in its suborder and is known for “human watching.”

The Common Minke Whale is one of two species of minke whales both within the suborder of baleen whales.

This whale is the second smallest in size among the baleen whales. The pygmy right whale is the only one that’s smaller. It has a blackish-gray and sometimes purple color with white underbelly. A white band on each flipper distinguishes the common minke whales from others of its kind.

The common minke whale was initially ignored by commercial whalers during the whaling era because of its

Species Profile: The Sei Whale

October 19, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Species Profile baleen whales, commercial whaling, facts about whale hunting, fin whale, finback whale, humpback whale, largest whale on earth, largest whales, rorqual whale, sei whale, whale conservation status, whale hunting, whale species, whale species profile, whales

The Sei Whale is the fourth largest baleen whale and an endangered species.

Sei Whale Mother With Her Calf (Photo: NOAA)

The Sei Whale is another baleen whale and it’s the fourth largest of them after the Blue Whale, the Fin Whale, and the Humpback Whale.

Although it prefers deeper offshore waters, it’s often sighted in most oceans and adjoining seas.

Typically, its body is colored dark steel gray with irregular light grayish to white markings towards the front of the lower body. The Sei whale’s skin is commonly marked with distinct crater-shaped scars caused by wounds

Species Profile: The Bowhead Whale

September 12, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Species Profile baleen whales, bowhead whale, right whale

The Bowhead Whale is one of the largest whales on Earth and it has the largest mouth of any creature on the Planet.

A Bowhead Whale Spy-Hopping In The Ulbansky Bay, Northwestern Okhotsk Sea (Author: Olga Shpak/Wikimedia Commons cc by-sa 3.0)

The Bowhead Whale is one of the biggest whales on earth and it’s a species belonging in the Balaenidae family. They live exclusively in the waters of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the Earth.

It has a dark, stocky body, with a white patch under its lower jaw and it lacks a dorsal fin. Their heads are large, triangular, and so strong that they use them to break through thick sheets of ice in order to breath. Some Inuit hunters have even reported seeing bowhead whales breaking through up to 60 cm (24 in) of solid ice.

This whale gets its common name from its strongly bowed lower jaw and narrow upper jaw. These are filter feeders: instead of teeth, they have baleen plates for filtering prey after gulping large amounts of water. Interestingly, the bowhead whale has the largest baleen plates of any whale: about 3 m (9.8 ft).

The 5 Biggest Whales On Earth

June 7, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Whale Information baleen whales, biggest whales, blue whale, bowhead whale, fin whale, finback whale, largest whales, right whale, sperm whale

Sperm whale. One of the biggest whales on earth

Whales are amazing, and large. In fact, the biggest whales are larger than the greatest dinosaurs that ever walked the earth. Here are some facts about them.

Species Profile: The Humpback Whale

June 1, 2017 Roselyn Onuche Species Profile baleen whales, humpback whale, rorqual whale, whale species

The humpback whale is a well-known whale species among humans and it’s quite popular with whale watchers too. It’s known for its remarkable acrobatic breaching behavior and loud ‘singing’ by males. Read on to learn more about it and watch a video showing it in its natural habitat.