of food per day for some large male otters. Their diet being mainly sea urchins, the sea otters keep the urchin population under control which allows for other life within the kelp ecosystem to survive and create a balanced ecosystem. Without the sea otters in a kelp ecosystem, the sea urchins can take over and disrupt the ecosystem by killing out some algae species and some fish which live in the
The monk seals are a rare tropical animal that lives on the Caribbean and the Hawaiian Islands. Monk seals live in warm waters and spend about two-thirds of their time at sea. However, they also spend time on land as they breed and carry-out their “pups.” Coral reefs provide the seal as a great habitat for them to dive, swim, and for food such as fish. It may seem that monk seals spend most of their time at sea, but they also love to rest on shore on the beaches.
Dylon. G Mrs.Hornseth Period:4 Bottlenose Dolphins The history and traits and what a dolphin looks like is what this rough draft is going to be mainly about. Dolphins have a big reputation for having lots of curiosity. Some people thought that dolphins were smarter than humans considering that they have more lumps and a bigger brain.
While otters are considered secure globally, the southwestern stock in Alaska is threatened. According to Alaska's Department of Fish and Game, http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=seaotter.main "in southwest Alaska, sea otters have experienced a sharp population decline in the last 20 years," while the Southeast and Southcentral stocks have stabilized or increased. In an email exchange with Webber, he told me that the otters washing up were assumed to be non-threatened Southcentral northern sea otters because of the location of where they came ashore. Otters have a unique history in Alaska. They bounced back from the fur trade, that began in the 1700s, that almost wiped them out.
I researched Marine Mammal Center. They rehabilitate estranged animals to get their health up and release them back into the water. Since 1975, they have rescued and treated over 18,000 mammals. (according to Marine Mammal Center, 2015) Seventeen sea lions were poisoned on April 27, 2015.
Sea otters live in shallow coastal waters near the northern pacific. These marine animals live close to states like Washington, Oregon, and northern California. They spend most of their time in the water, but scavenge land for food sources like plants or small animals. Otters can also hide in kelp forest to hide from predators. They live in shallow water in the northern pacific for ultimate food sources and access to land.
At the bottom of Naple Island Gazette’s front page, I saw the headline: Manatee Habitat Threatened by Local Development. The article explained that a new housing development was planned for an area along the Okee River. Many of the properties would have docks in the river so owners could park their boats and have easy access out into the bay. I knew that the Okee River was the best place locally to spot manatees. They loved floating in the warm water and munching the thick sea grasses that cover the river bottom.
Loggerhead sea turtles face many dangers including artificial lights, which contribute to their endangerment. The most prevalent way loggerhead sea turtles are being threatened is by human interaction. Humans turn on lights by the beach at night sometimes in turtle nesting season, and this can influence female turtles to avoid the beach, where they need to lay their eggs. (“Please turn your lights off, the turtles are nesting: ensuring that federal, state, and local laws help guide endangered marine turtle hatchlings in Florida to the right source of light”). However, there are some actions humans can take to help prevent endangerment of sea turtle hatchlings.
Estes, J. A., 1990. Growth and Equilibrium in Sea Otter Populations. Journal of Animal Ecology, 59(2), pp. 385-401. Kenyon, K. W., 1969. The Sea Otter in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The professor counters this point by saying that the whales were disappeared because of the human hunters. That made the Ocras change their diets to hunt seals, sea lions, and sea otters, so that supports the predation theory also. Third, the reading states that the pollution hypothesis could also explain the uneven pattern of otter decline. The professor refutes this point by saying that ocras ' populations declined in the places, where the Ocras are easily accessible to the sea otters, while sea otters ' population did not decline in the shallow water or rocky areas, where it 's hard for the Ocra to get
Bottlenose Dolphins Dolphins are extraordinarily shrewd marine warm blooded creatures and are a bit of the gathering of toothed whales that fuses orcas and pilot whales. They are found far and wide, generally in shallow seas of the territory resigns, and are carnivores, by and large eating fish and squid. The bottlenose dolphin is a champion among the most clearly comprehended sorts of marine very much developed animals. They have an intense body and a short, thick bill. Their tint ranges from light dull to dim with lighter tinge on the waist.
Here in citrus county, we have hundreds of West Indian manatees that come into our waters each winter to stay warm in our spring water. The economy of this county, especially in crystal river, relies on tourism of manatees. People come from all over to see these mammals. The problem is that it is harmful and stressful to the manatees if the tourists don’t follow the guidelines of manatee manners. There are a few ways to fix this.
My specie is the Great White or scientifically known as Carcharodon Carcharias. I chose this specie to create awareness for the fisherman that are hunting sharks. The natural habitat of the great white shark is the ocean usually where the water is 24 and 12 degrees (Northeastern of United states, California, northeastern of United states, Coast of Australia, Brazil, Azores, Madagascar, The Caribbean, Eastern África, Northwestern África, the Seychelles, Mauritius, Northern Australia, Sri Lanka, Hawaii, New Caledonia and Philippines). This specie is endangered because humans are hunting the sharks because of teeth and fins, hunting competitions and because sometimes people try to fish and by accident the white shark comes together..
Seals spend much of their life in the water. Some seals can spend a great amount of time under water and swim great distances to find food. Seals have homes all over the world; they like to live in temperate and polar areas of the world. They are carnivores that have canine teeth, but their molars are modified to swallow their prey whole. “The Galapagos fur seals are one of 16 species of marine mammals” (www.eoearth.org) in the eared seal family that includes sea lions.
Although the orca can be found in both in the open ocean and in the coastal waters, they primarily inhabit the continental shelf’s in the water less than 200 meters deep. In the cold water area is the most distribution limited by the seasonal pack ice. The killer whale is the top carnivore consumer on the food web. Killer whales may be large in size and appetite, but they still act on instinct and have no desire to kill intentionally. The killer whale is also a very playful and intelligent creature like most dolphins are, therefore they do not deserve the name killer whale.
