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Whales

whales

large marine mammals of the order cetacea. In the past, they were commercially valued for whale oil, for their flesh as human food and in animal feed and fertiliser, and for baleen. The sperm whale produces ambergris, an intestinal secretion used in perfumery.


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Re: Whale related question ?

Hello, i was just wondering if someone could let me know the evolutionary background of whales and how they went from being land dwelling mammals to what they are today ? Is it possible that the reason whales are so large is that they took advantage of the buoyancy ...

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by robsabba
Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:32 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Whale related question ?
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Re: Inter species breeding with fertile offspring

... facts for medicine and other fields of study is not science. fact is natural selection was falsified All you have to do is watch two male whales sparring for breeding rights and you see NS. If you see extinction you in some cases see NS. If you death because of deleterious mutations, or ...

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by AFJ
Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:07 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Inter species breeding with fertile offspring
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Whale related question ?

They certainly did take the advantage of buoyancy in water: the largest of whales are so heavy that they would essentially crush under their own weight on dry land - but that's not a problem in water :)

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by biohazard
Mon Jul 20, 2009 8:53 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Whale related question ?
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Whale related question ?

http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/whale.ev.html http://www.talkorigins.org/features/whales/

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by Darby
Sun Jul 19, 2009 4:18 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Whale related question ?
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Views: 165

Whale related question ?

Hello, i was just wondering if someone could let me know the evolutionary background of whales and how they went from being land dwelling mammals to what they are today ? Is it possible that the reason whales are so large is that they took advantage of the buoyancy ...

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by mrjosh
Sat Jul 18, 2009 9:01 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Whale related question ?
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