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- Dolphin (13554 bytes)
13: ...ated to [[whale]]s and [[porpoise]]s. The name is from [[Ancient Greek]] δελφ̥...
26: ...pecies of dolphin in 17 genera. They vary in size from 4 ft (1.2 m) and 88 lb (40 kg) ([[Maui's Dolphi...
49: **** [[Atlantic Spotted Dolphin]], ''Stenella frontalis''
64: **** [[Fraser's Dolphin]], ''Lagenodelphis hosei''
87: **** [[Boto]] (Amazon River Dolphin,)''Inia geoffrensis'' - Boto (5572 bytes)
12: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''I. geoffrensis'''''}}
14: ..._simple | color = pink | binomial_name = Inia geoffrensis}}
17: ...azon River Dolphin''' (''Inia geoffrensis'') is a freshwater or [[river dolphin]]. It is endemic to th...
20: ...azone''', '''Inia''', '''Pink Dolphin''', '''Pink Freshwater Dolphin''', '''Pink Porpoise''', and '''T...
26: ...8 classification lists a single species, ''I. geoffrensis'', in the genus Inia, with three recognised ... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
19: ...t the underside. This makes them hard to see both from above and below when swimming. The elongated up...
21: ... length from 2 to 4m (6 to 13 feet) and in weight from 150 to 650kg (330 to 1430 pounds) with males be...
23: ...y)|homologous]] to the forelimbs of land mammals (from which dolphins and all other [[cetacea]]ns evol...
33: ...nded them for forty minutes, preventing an attack from the shark, as they returned to shore. (See [6]...
43: ... sounds are emitted in a focused beam towards the front of the animal. They have two small ear opening... - Marsupial (5455 bytes)
23: ...ically has a [[pouch]] (called the ''marsupium'', from which the name 'Marsupial' derives) in which it...
24: They differ from placental mammals (''[[Placentalia]]'') in thei...
29: ...o develop a complex placenta to protect the young from its mother's [[immune system]].
32: ...es, the otherwise minimally developed newborn has front limbs that are much better developed than the ...
33: ...cannot develop it into a [[hoof]], [[wing]], or [[flipper]] as some groups of placental mammals have done. - Buffalo soldier (5141 bytes)
3: [[image:Army_buffalo_soldiers.jpg|frame|Buffalo Soldier]]
10: ...eptions including [[Henry Ossian Flipper|Henry O. Flipper]].
12: ...ers" served a variety of roles along the frontier from building roads to escorting the US mail.
17: ...iers" were often confronted with racial prejudice from both other members of the US Army and civilians...
31: ...83 in music|1983]]'s ''[[Confrontation (album)|Confrontation]]''. Many [[Jamaica]]ns, especially [[Ra... - Leatherback Sea Turtle (10187 bytes)
24: ... many unique features that distinguish it greatly from other sea turtles. Its [[metabolic]] rate is a...
28: ...mooth, blackish [[carapace]] with ridges running from head to tail. This shell is not made of [[bone...
30: ...e. Those of adults can span 270 [[centimeter|cm]] from tip to tip.
42: ...ng to reproduce. The male has to mount the female from behind and latch on in order to be able to copu...
46: ... back-fills the nest, making sure to disguise it from predators with a scattering of sand. - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
18: ...]] (leaping out of the water), its unusually long front fins, and its complex [[whale song]]. The Hump...
24: ...n each side of the mouth. [[Ventral]] grooves run from the lower jaw to the [[umbilicus]] about halfwa...
37: ...eaching, spy-hopping, lob-tailing, tail-slapping, flipper-slapping, charging and parrying (''see the [[whal...
41: ...or by stunning them by hitting the water with its flippers or flukes.
52: ... (music)|note]]s that vary in [[amplitude]] and [[frequency]] in consistent patterns over a period of ... - Pilot Whale (5993 bytes)
21: ... by [[John Edward Gray]] in [[1846]]. He presumed from the skeleton that the whale had a large beak ("...
23: Birth weight is about 60 kg. Adult weight varies from 1,000 to 3,000 kg. They may be between four and...
25: ...0 to 30 in number. They are quite active and will frequently lobtail, spyhop and approach boats.
27: ...antly on [[squid]]. [[Tuna]] and Pilot Whales are frequently found in the same area. This is probably ...
32: ...zores]] and [[Morocco]] and its southern edge and from [[Newfoundland]] to [[Greenland]], Iceland and ... - Leatherback Turtles (10187 bytes)
24: ... many unique features that distinguish it greatly from other sea turtles. Its [[metabolic]] rate is a...
28: ...mooth, blackish [[carapace]] with ridges running from head to tail. This shell is not made of [[bone...
30: ...e. Those of adults can span 270 [[centimeter|cm]] from tip to tip.
42: ...ng to reproduce. The male has to mount the female from behind and latch on in order to be able to copu...
46: ... back-fills the nest, making sure to disguise it from predators with a scattering of sand. - Minke Whales (6495 bytes)
24: ...8 years of age). Estimates of maximum length vary from 9.1m to 10.7m (19'10" to 35') for females and 8...
26: ...guished from other whales by a white band on each flipper. The body is usually black or dark-grey above and...
30: ... distributed throughout the world, commonly found from the poles to the tropics but prefer the open se...
36: ...d]], [[Japan]] [[Korea]], [[Norway]] and [[South Africa]]. Minke Whales were not then regularly hunted...
42: ...l the breath of a Minke Whale whilst observing it from a boat. - Pilot Whales (6380 bytes)
23: ... by [[John Edward Gray]] in [[1846]]. He presumed from the skeleton that the whale had a large beak ("...
25: Birth weight is about 60 kg. Adult weight varies from 1,000 to 3,000 kg. They may be between four and...
27: ...0 to 30 in number. They are quite active and will frequently lobtail, spyhop and approach boats.
29: ...antly on [[squid]]. [[Tuna]] and Pilot Whales are frequently found in the same area. This is probably ...
34: ...zores]] and [[Morocco]] and its southern edge and from [[Newfoundland]] to [[Greenland]], Iceland and ... - Striped Dolphins (5037 bytes)
23: ...nd the ear - one is short and ends just above the flipper. The other is longer and thickens along the flank...
25: ...capable as any dolphin at performing acrobatics - frequently breaching and jumping far above the surfa...
30: .... It has been found in water temperatures ranging from 10 to 26 degrees celsius, though the standard r...
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