Walrus

The walrus with its iconic mustache and tusks, which it uses to haul its enormous body onto the ice, can be up to 11.5 feet long and weigh up to 2 tons. The walrus is usually found near the arctic circle with hundreds of its companions around also know as a herd. these animals are extremely sociable bellowing and snorting to each other across the ice but they are not always so playful like one might see in a movie such as 50 first dates or in an aquarium, around mating season they become very territorial and hostile, that is where their long tusks come in again. another use th walrus has for its tusks is to poke holes in the ice from bellow while on one of thier fishing trips. the walrusses diet primarily consists of shell fish and they hunt by using their sesative whiskers as ditection devises.

The walrus is a very large animal and one that is believed to have evolved millions of years ago from a land dwelling creature. There are some clues that have been uncovered but still plenty that is unknown. the origin of the walrus is quite sketchy based on fossiles and DNA testing they might have been related to early bears. They are also very closely related to seals. The difference is that the walrus grows tusks and seals don’t. Another animal that the walrus could be related to is the Saber Tooth Tiger. This is based on the fact that their jaws (including tuscks) are so similar.

The walrus is curently an endangered species now only native americans are allowed to hunt these animals. because of the value their tusks, oil skin, and meat had walruses were hunted to extinction in the 18th and 19th centurys in many parts of the world.

great white sharks

the great white shark is there an animal more feared? with its unparalleled sences it can smell a single drop of blood for over a mile away and can swim up to 40 mph it can even breach out of the water to attack its prey. but are they really the killing machines horror movies like jaws and open water make them out to be? i personally dont think so and neither do most experts its true that great whites are reasponsible for most shark attacks in callifornia but these are very few and are mostly not fatal. sharks are curiose creatures and mostly bite humans out of curiousity or mistaken identity and sharks have no other way to investigate besides there massive jaws. though contrary to popular belife a sharks bite pressure is about the same as a humans (250 pounds) but its their razor sharp teeth that make the bite so deadly.
great white sharks have had a tough time since birth becasue as soon as they are born they are on their own and fighting for their lives from bigger prdators including their own mother, other sharks, rays, large fish, and even humans. a great white sharks diet gererally consists of fish such as tuna but what a shark is always looking for is a seal or sea lion and if they manage to get one they dont have to have another large meal for another 1-2 months.
sharks have helped keep our oceans in balance for over 400 million years but there numbers are quickly being diminshed by over fishing for more information about this and what we can all do to help you should check out a site called www.oceana.org and click on safe guard sharks or google "scared for sharks" and check out january joneses blog . but they also do campaings other thing like to stop dirty fishing, save sea turles, and stop cruis ship polution.

what im all about.

The main topic I plan to write about is marine biology. I could do different posts for each of my favorite animals like the great white shark, the rock hopper penguin, and elephant seals etc.
I’ve always found marine biology interesting; when I was a little girl my father would take me to splash around in the tide pools or the aquarium. I thought this would be a god subject for me because its something I’m really passionate about. I also feel that it is one of the under appreciated branches of science, our planet is covered by about 70% water and most of it has yet to be explored.
Other marine issues I hope to use this blog to raise awareness about are over fishing (especially sharks), ocean pollution, and whaling both illegal and legal.
Another thing I want to do with this blog for since it is for school is to help improve my spelling, punctuation, vocabulary and grammar.