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Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals: Blogging from A to Z

November 2, 2009 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

There it is sitting on my desk, all 1,316 pages…the Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Now this is no ordinary book, this book explains everything you ever wanted to know about marine mammals and then some. With more than 250 expert scientists and researchers contributing, it is a treasure trove of information. And for marine mammal obsessed people… [read more]

Filed Under: Marine mammals Tagged With: cetacean, dolphin, pinniped, porpoise, sea lion, seal, whale

Blue Whale: the largest animal to ever live on Earth

October 5, 2009 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

And now ladies and gentlemen…drum roll please…introducing the largest animal to ever live on earth, bigger than the largest dinosaur, as long as two school buses stacked end to end a whopping 80 feet, weighing on average 85 tons with a heart the size of a Volkswagen Beetle…I now present to you—the blue whale. Yes,… [read more]

Filed Under: Easy Reader columns, Marine mammals, Whales Tagged With: baleen, cetacean, dorsal fin, krill, whale, whaling

Bottlenose Dolphin: the fin you want to see

October 4, 2009 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Finally, you left the security of your beach towel to take a dip in the ocean and now you’re swimming and wondering why you wasted so much time on the sand. But wait, is that a fin? Trying to remain calm, you pray you didn’t see anything. There it is again, the fin is closer,… [read more]

Filed Under: Dolphins, Easy Reader columns, Marine mammals Tagged With: cetacean, dolphin, dorsal fin, rescue

California Sea Lions: size doesn’t always matter

September 29, 2009 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

Imagine the challenges of dating someone four times your size, especially during the intimate times. This is the reality of a female California sea lion. Well-known residents of the South Bay, California sea lions, officially named Zalophus californianus, are frequently seen swimming near shore, chasing fish or lounging on buoys. But what goes on behind… [read more]

Filed Under: Easy Reader columns, Marine mammals, Seals, sea lions Tagged With: body language, courtship, pinniped, sea lion, sex, sexual dimorphism

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