Whales Presentation
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WHALES MARY PAT HIGLEY
Transcript of Whales Presentation
WHALES MARY PAT HIGLEY
KINGDOMANIMALIA
PHYLUMCHORDATA
CLASSMAMMALIA
ORDERCETACEA
FAMILY MONODONTIDAE
GENUS SPECIESDELPHINAPTERUS LUCAS
PHYLUMCHORDATA
HOLLOW NERVE CORD
PHARYNGEAL POUCHES
CLASSMAMMALIA
POSSESS HAIR OR FUR
4 CHAMBERED HEART
NEOCORTEX REGION
MAMMARY GLANDS(NOURISH)
AIR BREATHING
ORDERCETACEA
THICK LAYER OF BLUBBER
HINDLIMBS VESTIGIAL
FUSIFORM
HORIZONTAL FLUKES
SYMMETRY:BILATERAL
BREATHING
CIRCULATORY
DIGESTIVE AND EXCRETORY SYSTEMS
NERVOUS SYSTEM
ADAPTATIONS
BLUBBER
ECHO LOCATION(FOOD)
HIGHLY MANEUVERABLE
BITTER-TASTING FLESH
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HABITAT
Antarctic Waters
Estuaries
REPRODUCTION
PROTECTION
SKELETON
SOUNDS
LIFE CYCLE
EMBRYO (GESTATION 14MONTHS)
CALF(2 YEARS)
ADULT(3-50 YEARS)
ENDOTHERMIC
MOVEMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Pollution
INTERESTING FACTS
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