With a length of around 10 ft. long, the melon-headed whale is considered a mid-sized dolphin. This dolphin species prefers swimming in warm waters and can be found living throughout the tropical/subtropical oceans of the world. Although their name refers to them as whales, they are actually part of the dolphin family and are closely …
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Whales are marine mammals, and like all mammals (except for a few species), they share many of the same traits with land mammals, including baring offspring (whales have a gestation period similar that is very similar to pregnancy in humans), being warm-blooded, having hair (some species are born with hair) and producing milk to feed their young. …
Traveling as much as 14,000 miles per year, the gray whale is known to make one of the longest migration trips of any known mammal. Each year around October, the gray whales in and around the eastern pacific Alaskan waters begin their migration trip from their feeding grounds to their mating grounds around the Baja peninsula …
Sperm whales (particularly adult males) can be found in all of the world’s major oceans, from the warm tropical climates in and around the equator to the northern and southern polar hemispheres. Young sperm whales generally stay close to their mothers until they reach maturity, and then they will go and venture out on their …
Rather than giving a quick answer as to whether or not dolphins are friendly, we’ve decided to go a bit into depth on this article to explain why they may or may not be friendly and what can influence their behavior towards humans. For the most part, people consider dolphins very friendly and outgoing. Dolphins …
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