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In India for benefit of children the cemented part of sea beaches have sea creatures

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 22 Feb

Children love sea beaches a lot. For understanding the creatures they go to museums. In India there are certain beaches where the concrete part has the sea creatures created as static models. There are models of sharks, whales,...

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In certain beaches there are manmade structures of sea creatures

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 21 May 25

In many beaches there are lovely sea structures created out of concrete. There are whales, sharks, sea fishes, corals. Children get amused to see these structures. The sand and sea beach begins from...

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There are Indian beaches where whales sharks are made out of concrete.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 11 Mar 23

Seas are best known for whales sharks, cod fishes, to name a few. There are a few beaches in India, where there are concrete structures of these mammals and fishes made up. Children have fun to see these static structures. The...

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Whale Watching

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 25 Jan 19

This is the back of a whale off the coast of Monterey , CA a few years ago. Seeing a whale this close was really exciting to us. Actually, this whale stopped beneath the bottom of our small boat and 'spouted' its breath which...

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Aerial displays by mobula rays

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 28 Aug 18

I don’t have a photo of mobula rays, which is what this post is about, so here is the tail of a whale. Someone sent us this link of mobula rays cavorting in the ocean. They are found in tropical and warm temperate waters and are...

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Southern Right whales were the 'right' whales to kill

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 16 Jul 18

We did a spectacular boat tour while near Port Arthur on the east coast of Tasmania. We were lucky enough to come across some whales which were on migration. The notices in the area stated that the southern right whale was once...

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A boat-ride to Cape Pillar

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382240) • Rockingham, Australia 29 Jun 18

While in the Port Arthur region we took a boat ride out around Tasman Island and to Cape Pillar. The dolerite cliffs there are 300 metres (about 1,000 feet) high and only accessible via a walking trail. We have it on good...

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Strange old laws of Ye Old England

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 27 Jan 18

One of the reasons British people said they voted Brexit was because they didn’t like European Laws over-riding British courts. When asked they couldn’t really come up with any of those laws they didn’t like and just another cover...

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What Do We Know About Whaling?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 21 Jul 17

Most of us know that the Blue Whale is the largest animal on Earth, weighing up to 181 tons. In the nineteenth century, whaling, the KILLING of whales, was a MAJOR industry. At one time, there were over 700 American whaling...

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Anniversary time, so off to the Oregon coast

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 9 Jul 17

Tuesday will be our eighth wedding anniversary. We will celebrate by going to favorite little village of Yachats (Ya-hots) on the Oregon Coast tomorrow. It is quite small, but there are several good restaurants in town and I have...

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What is Scrimshaw?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 13 Jan 17

In the 1800s, there were many sail-powered whaling ships. The crews of these ships experienced great excitement and plenty of danger, but there were also a lot of days and even weeks of boredom on the open sea. To pass the time...

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Have You Ever Gone Whale Watching?

M. K. Albus @MKAlubs (455) • United States 22 Aug 16

I have never seen a whale in the wild and I've never gone whale watching. It is something that resides high up on my bucket list. I think it would be utterly euphoric to witness a giant whale breaching the surface of the ocean. I...

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Do whales get the food they need?

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23245) 1 Jun 16

Whales are generally 30 meters long and they weigh almost 100 quintal in general. With such large bodies they require at least 3 tonnes of food everyday. In general they require food equivalent to 4 % of their body weight. If...

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Whale Sculpture in Laguna Beach, California

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 26 Feb 16

About a week ago, my walking friends and I were having coffee at the Starbucks across the Pacific Coast Highway from the beach. I was facing the ocean and my friends were facing me. Suddenly, I saw a whale spout and roll over in...

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Whales Wash

S George @shshiju (10342) • Cochin, India 13 Jan 16

Hundreds of whales washed ashore in Tamil Nadu. 39 of the pushed back to sea by the fisherman and the public. Scientists expressed that there may be waves of some earthquakes that deviate their paths and makes this catastrophe

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My Fair Land

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 10 Nov 15

Take a breather, have a coffee or a snack, sit back and view the lovely snapshots of the Fair Cape from my last travels - I have tried to give you more of the outdoors than the indoors. Whale watching - they are close...

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Beluga Whales

Your Highness Emperor Albert Whisker @CaptAlbertWhisker (32760) • Calgary, Alberta 11 Jul 12

I think this animal is the cutest specie of whale that I had ever seen. They even look cuter than dolphins. I dont know if they were as smart as dolphins but they win when it comes to cuteness. From what I know they were found in...

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Killing Whales To Help Fisherman

Lucas818 @Lucas818 (377) 7 Jul 12

Recently, I read a news regarding South Korean has resuming to hunt and kill whales. The reason given as scientific research and the whales have disturbed the fishing activities by eating large amount of fish stock. Personally, I...

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Have you ever seen a real whale before and how do you feel about it ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 26 Jan 11

It is so easy to see a whale on TV or Movie but it is not easy to see a real one.It really depends on where you live in this world, If you are living near the ocean, then it is not difficult for you to see a real whale in the sea....

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Save Whales

basitjee @basitjee (3) • Pakistan 21 Nov 10

The annual world take up for whale hunting is going to functional again. The International Whaling Commission, which organize whaling should consider it. As, pro-whalers push for an end of postponement which banned hunting of...

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