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Blubber

Blubber

1. A bubble. At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. (Henryson)

2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and over the muscular flesh.

3. (Science: zoology) a large sea nettle or medusa.

See: Blobber, Blob, bleb. Excess bodily weight; she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others.


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Question about the Dolphin ?

... It is also very sensitive to touch, because they live in close-knit groups and bond through touch. Ithas a thick layer of stored fat, or blubber, underneath it that protects them from the cold and their organs from wounds during attack by predators.

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by tursiopstruncatus
Sun Apr 27, 2008 1:59 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Question about the Dolphin ?
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Polar Body?

I thought is was a lot of white fur and blubber to keep the body warm during the cold winter months.

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by MichaelXY
Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:42 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Polar Body?
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More aspects of the bear.

Sure the whale has a thick layer of blubber protecting it's enourmous body. But have we taken into account the hardened barnacles? This almost acts as a plate of armor for the whale. A quick quote from a website (http://whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask03/0208.html): ...

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by sanusid
Tue Jan 17, 2006 6:59 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Kodiak vs. Blue Whale
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Kodiak vs. Blue Whale

... fat will produce pain/bleeding that will as discussed in my 2nd point above draw in the local "bad crowd" to end the whales misery. The blubber layers will only protect for the first 1-2 swipes anyway. STill allowing the bear to tear a whole in his/her allotted 20-30s reaching the vital ...

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by Thebearwins
Sat Jan 14, 2006 3:41 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Kodiak vs. Blue Whale
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Kodiak vs. Blue Whale

The paws on the bear are larger than a human head with claws up to 7 inches long.... whale blubber is roughly 2 inches thick . http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/species/Bluewhale.shtml These gray-blue whales have 2 blowholes and a 2-14 inch (5-30 cm) thick ...

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by Jschiers
Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:17 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Kodiak vs. Blue Whale
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