Bowhead whale

Bowhead whale

Order : Cetacea
Suborder : Mysticeti
Family : Balaenidae
Genus : Balaena

Facts about the genus Balaena, the bowhead whale

Balaena Description Balaena is a game. (Full text)

INTRODUCTION Bones of the bowhead whale are the most common postglacial marine mammal remains found in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA; Fig. (Full text)

Other names for the Bowhead whale are Right Whale, and Greenland Whale. (Full text)

Some species of whales, however, like the bowhead whale are now known to live at least as long as 120 years, and possibly as long as 200 years. (Full text)

The Balaena is a cold wreck with visibility varying from 10' to 40' depending on weather conditions. (Full text)

The Bowhead Whale is a species restricted to the colder waters of the Northern Hemisphere, and is rarely far from ice. (Full text)

The Bowhead Whale is a very social animal. (Full text)

Two species of river dolphins, along with the vaquita porpoise, the northern right whale, and the bowhead whale are currently the most endangered species of whales and dolphins. (Full text)

-- Salon (subscription) Alaskan schools, Princeton sharing - [Oct 23, 2004] SHARONVILLE - In the Bering Strait School District in northwest Alaska, classes are canceled in one school if a bowhead whale is landed, so students can help . (Full text)

Balaena is fine with me. (Full text)

Still, despite widespread reverence for these kings of the sea, species' numbers, such as those of the bowhead whale, are cause for concern in some areas. (Full text)

The Bowhead Whale is a [CITIES-listed Endangered Species] (Full text)

Subjects briefly reviewed for the bowhead whale are distribution and migration, general biology, management problems, and current research. (Full text)

The accumulation of several chiral PCBs (PCB-91, 135, 149, 174, 176, and 183) in bowhead blubber was enantiomer-specific relative to bowhead liver and zooplankton, suggesting that biotransformation processes within the bowhead whale are enantioselective. (Full text)

" Both the Northern right whale and the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort stock of the bowhead whale are listed as endangered under the ESA. (Full text)

The blubber layer of the bowhead whale is thicker than in any other animal, averaging 43-50cm (17-20in). (Full text)

Chalet Balaena is in the 18th Century hamlet of Le Chinaillon, which is part of Le Grand Bornand, a genuine French Alpine village. (Full text)

The light and spacious (65m²) apartment at Chalet Balaena is reached via steps down from the driveway and has its own front door. (Full text)

The Balaena is a large, unidentified wooden sailing ship in 160 feet of water in the New Jersey Mud Hole. (Full text)

Printouts The bowhead whale is an Arctic baleen whale with a large, bow-shaped head that is up to 40% of its body length. (Full text)

Whale Information Sheets Simple Whale Print-outs Extreme Whales Whale Myths Whale Evolution BOWHEAD WHALEBalaena mysticetus Bowhead PrintoutBowhead Connect-the-Dots GENERAL DESCRIPTION The bowhead whale is an Arctic baleen whale, a right whale with a large, bow-shaped head that is up to 40% of its body length. (Full text)

The body of a bowhead whale is smooth and rounded without fins, humps, ridges, or growths. (Full text)

Ideal for an Alpine summer holiday, Chalet Balaena is situated on a network of walking paths (also suitable for mountain bikes). (Full text)

Main Entry: balaena balaena is one of more than 1,000,000 entries available at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged. (Full text)