Killer Whales
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7 pages in length. The writer offers a comprehensive overview of the killer whale, including habitat, activity cycle, reproductive characteristics, unique adaptations and behaviors, social structure and threats to survival. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCwhale.doc

Orca Whales: An Overview of the Natural History of Killer Whales
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A 5 page discussion of killer whale migratory and predation patterns. Identifies three separate cultures of killer whales: resident, transient and pelagic. Discusses the behavioral and phylogenetic differences in each. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPorca.wps

The Makah Indian Whaling: Indigenous Right or Environmental Injustice
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A 9 page discussion of the importance of the whale hunt to traditional Makah culture. Discusses the history of whaling among the Makah and their voluntary abandonment of the practice in the early part of the twentieth century and their wish to resume the activity at present. Presents the possibility of future whaling as a very controversial one and one which divides not only environmentalist from the indigenous people but also the indigenous people themselves. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPmakah.wps