The walrus lives in the cold northern regions of the world, dwelling in frigid areas. They have a diet consisting primarily of clam meat, muscles and other shellfish, as well as the carcasses of dead seals.
This document provides information on different types of animals. It introduces herbivores, which eat plants; carnivores, which eat other animals; and omnivores, which eat both plants and animals. Examples of each type are given. The conclusion emphasizes that animal species are unique and calls for protecting animals from danger and hunger.
There are three main types of animals: herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Herbivores, such as deer and elephants, eat only plants. Carnivores, like lions and wolves, eat only meat from other animals. Omnivores including bears and humans eat both plants and animals.
Dingoes are wild dogs found throughout Australia except Tasmania. They grow up to 5 feet tall and 45 pounds, and belong to the Canidae family. Dingoes primarily hunt at night for small mammals, kangaroos, and rats, but may also prey on domestic animals. Females give birth to pups after a 9 week gestation period and pups remain with their parents for their first year to learn hunting skills. Although dingoes cannot bark, they communicate through yelping and howling.
The blue whale is the largest animal to ever exist, reaching up to 32.9 meters long and weighing up to 172 tons. It lives in oceans around the world and feeds primarily on krill. Though blue in color, its shade can vary from dark blue to grayish. Despite its massive size, its only predator is the orca whale in rare cases.
The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live on Earth. They live in cold temperate waters, migrating north in spring and summer and south in fall and winter. Blue whales are endangered because they were heavily hunted by whalers. Marine biologist Ellen Goodman advocates for protecting blue whales by encouraging people to consider how it would feel if others were killing humans.
Stop Whaling Short Power Point Presentationguest6313bff1
This document discusses the threats facing whale populations from whaling and calls on the Australian government and anti-whaling organizations to do more to protect whales. Specifically, it notes that several whale species are endangered and whaling continues for commercial and cultural reasons in Japan. It urges supporting groups like Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd that work directly to intercept whalers and calls for immediate action to end whaling to allow whale populations to recover.
Whaling refers to the hunting and killing of whales by humans for their resources such as meat, bone, oil and blubber. Approximately 400 whales are killed each year and 7 of the 13 great whale species are still endangered. Those involved in whaling include Japanese people who hunt whales from boats and use the whale's body parts for various purposes. Organizations like Greenpeace and Project Jonah oppose whaling and work to raise awareness about the issue and protect whales, such as by placing boats to stop Japanese whaling vessels. Perspectives on whaling differ, with Japanese supporting its use of whale resources and groups like Greenpeace arguing it is unsustainable and should end.
This document provides information on different types of animals. It introduces herbivores, which eat plants; carnivores, which eat other animals; and omnivores, which eat both plants and animals. Examples of each type are given. The conclusion emphasizes that animal species are unique and calls for protecting animals from danger and hunger.
There are three main types of animals: herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores. Herbivores, such as deer and elephants, eat only plants. Carnivores, like lions and wolves, eat only meat from other animals. Omnivores including bears and humans eat both plants and animals.
Dingoes are wild dogs found throughout Australia except Tasmania. They grow up to 5 feet tall and 45 pounds, and belong to the Canidae family. Dingoes primarily hunt at night for small mammals, kangaroos, and rats, but may also prey on domestic animals. Females give birth to pups after a 9 week gestation period and pups remain with their parents for their first year to learn hunting skills. Although dingoes cannot bark, they communicate through yelping and howling.
The blue whale is the largest animal to ever exist, reaching up to 32.9 meters long and weighing up to 172 tons. It lives in oceans around the world and feeds primarily on krill. Though blue in color, its shade can vary from dark blue to grayish. Despite its massive size, its only predator is the orca whale in rare cases.
The blue whale is the largest animal to ever live on Earth. They live in cold temperate waters, migrating north in spring and summer and south in fall and winter. Blue whales are endangered because they were heavily hunted by whalers. Marine biologist Ellen Goodman advocates for protecting blue whales by encouraging people to consider how it would feel if others were killing humans.
Stop Whaling Short Power Point Presentationguest6313bff1
This document discusses the threats facing whale populations from whaling and calls on the Australian government and anti-whaling organizations to do more to protect whales. Specifically, it notes that several whale species are endangered and whaling continues for commercial and cultural reasons in Japan. It urges supporting groups like Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd that work directly to intercept whalers and calls for immediate action to end whaling to allow whale populations to recover.
Whaling refers to the hunting and killing of whales by humans for their resources such as meat, bone, oil and blubber. Approximately 400 whales are killed each year and 7 of the 13 great whale species are still endangered. Those involved in whaling include Japanese people who hunt whales from boats and use the whale's body parts for various purposes. Organizations like Greenpeace and Project Jonah oppose whaling and work to raise awareness about the issue and protect whales, such as by placing boats to stop Japanese whaling vessels. Perspectives on whaling differ, with Japanese supporting its use of whale resources and groups like Greenpeace arguing it is unsustainable and should end.
Blue whales are the largest animals on Earth, reaching lengths of up to 100 feet. They primarily eat plankton and krill, holding up to 5 tons in their mouths. Though once hunted, blue whales are now endangered and live in the Arctic and Antarctic, migrating to warmer waters in winter. They communicate through low frequency moans.
The Blue Whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. It can grow up to over 100 feet long and weigh around 200 tons, feeding mainly on krill. Blue Whales were heavily hunted for their blubber and oil until 1966, bringing the species close to extinction before laws were passed banning commercial whaling and protecting the Blue Whale population.
Classification of blue whale D calls and fin whale 40-Hz calls using deep lea...Jeremy Karnowski
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are closely related species that have both experienced declines in population size. The vocalizations of these species provide data on populations sizes and migratory patterns, but the similarity of a subset of their vocalizations presents issues for automated processing. The seasonal variation, proximity to feeding areas, and correlation with feeding behaviors provide evidence that both the blue whale D calls and fin whale 40-Hz calls are feeding-specific calls. The overlapping frequency ranges and frequency modulated nature of the calls, the common genetic background of the two species, and the similar function of the calls are possible contributors to the difficulties in the detection and accurate classification of these calls. Detectors which target downswept call types within this frequency range will experience high recall of both blue whale D calls and fin whale 40-Hz calls, which would require further human annotation to classify each.
Building on the success of using deep neural networks for the detection of low-frequency whale calls and for the classification of high-frequency whale vocalizations, we adapt Caffe's freely available AlexNet implementation to tackle the task of distinguishing between blue whale D calls and fin whale 40Hz calls. We obtained over 1387 hours of audio taken from passive acoustic monitoring recorded between 2009-2013 off the coast of Southern California. Ground truth annotation by human experts provided 4796 D calls and 415 40-Hz calls. Using spectrograms of these vocalizations, we extracted high level features from our network and trained an SVM classifier to predict the call type. Our system achieved an overall 97.6% classification accuracy with a 98.6% precision and 98.8% recall for blue whale D calls. Augmenting current blue whale D call detection methods with an additional classification step will allow researchers to eliminate fin whale 40-Hz calls and move through their data faster. Additionally, this method is very flexible and allows researchers the ability to add additional call types to pursue more fine-grained classifiers.
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It can grow up to 110 feet long and weigh over 200 tons. Blue whales are found in all oceans and feed mainly on krill and small fish. They were heavily hunted for their oil and baleen in the 20th century, and are now endangered with only around 10,000-25,000 remaining. International bans have protected blue whales since the 1960s, but threats like pollution and climate change still endanger the species.
Whales are divided into two groups based on how they catch food: toothed whales must chase and catch individual pieces of food using teeth suited to their needs, while baleen whales strain plankton and krill from water using baleen plates made of keratin like fingernails. Key differences between the groups include toothed whales having a single blowhole and baleen whales having a double blowhole, and examples of whales in each group are given such as killer whales for toothed whales and humpback whales for baleen whales.
Whales evolved from land mammals over 50 million years ago. They have adaptations like blubber for insulation and buoyancy, and efficient oxygen exchange to stay submerged for long periods. Whales are divided into two groups - toothed whales that hunt prey and baleen whales that filter feed krill. Despite threats from whaling, conservation efforts have helped some whale populations recover.
Whales are large mammals that live in the ocean. They breathe air through blowholes on their heads and nurse their young with milk. Whales use their streamlined bodies and powerful tail fins called flukes to swim fast through the water. The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, even bigger than any dinosaur. There are different types of whales like the killer whale, humpback whale, beluga whale, and finback whale.
Whales and dolphins are mammals that live in ocean waters. They breathe air through blowholes, give birth to live babies that drink milk, and live together in family groups called pods. While whales and dolphins are closely related, they have different diets - whales have baleen plates or teeth to eat krill, plankton or fish depending on the species, while dolphins mostly eat fish and squid. Both whales and dolphins communicate through sounds and migrate long distances between feeding and breeding areas.
Whales are large, intelligent aquatic mammals that breathe air through blowholes. They evolved from land mammals and are the only mammals that live exclusively in water. There are two main types of whales - baleen whales which filter feed using baleen plates, and toothed whales which hunt for fish and squid using echolocation. Whales migrate long distances between feeding and breeding grounds, sing complex songs, and care for their young for over a year. While whaling was once a large industry, many whale populations were decimated and conservation efforts are now focused on protecting whales from threats like pollution, habitat loss, and human impacts.
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Blue whales are the largest animals on Earth, reaching lengths of up to 100 feet. They primarily eat plankton and krill, holding up to 5 tons in their mouths. Though once hunted, blue whales are now endangered and live in the Arctic and Antarctic, migrating to warmer waters in winter. They communicate through low frequency moans.
The Blue Whale is the largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth. It can grow up to over 100 feet long and weigh around 200 tons, feeding mainly on krill. Blue Whales were heavily hunted for their blubber and oil until 1966, bringing the species close to extinction before laws were passed banning commercial whaling and protecting the Blue Whale population.
Classification of blue whale D calls and fin whale 40-Hz calls using deep lea...Jeremy Karnowski
Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) and fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are closely related species that have both experienced declines in population size. The vocalizations of these species provide data on populations sizes and migratory patterns, but the similarity of a subset of their vocalizations presents issues for automated processing. The seasonal variation, proximity to feeding areas, and correlation with feeding behaviors provide evidence that both the blue whale D calls and fin whale 40-Hz calls are feeding-specific calls. The overlapping frequency ranges and frequency modulated nature of the calls, the common genetic background of the two species, and the similar function of the calls are possible contributors to the difficulties in the detection and accurate classification of these calls. Detectors which target downswept call types within this frequency range will experience high recall of both blue whale D calls and fin whale 40-Hz calls, which would require further human annotation to classify each.
Building on the success of using deep neural networks for the detection of low-frequency whale calls and for the classification of high-frequency whale vocalizations, we adapt Caffe's freely available AlexNet implementation to tackle the task of distinguishing between blue whale D calls and fin whale 40Hz calls. We obtained over 1387 hours of audio taken from passive acoustic monitoring recorded between 2009-2013 off the coast of Southern California. Ground truth annotation by human experts provided 4796 D calls and 415 40-Hz calls. Using spectrograms of these vocalizations, we extracted high level features from our network and trained an SVM classifier to predict the call type. Our system achieved an overall 97.6% classification accuracy with a 98.6% precision and 98.8% recall for blue whale D calls. Augmenting current blue whale D call detection methods with an additional classification step will allow researchers to eliminate fin whale 40-Hz calls and move through their data faster. Additionally, this method is very flexible and allows researchers the ability to add additional call types to pursue more fine-grained classifiers.
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth. It can grow up to 110 feet long and weigh over 200 tons. Blue whales are found in all oceans and feed mainly on krill and small fish. They were heavily hunted for their oil and baleen in the 20th century, and are now endangered with only around 10,000-25,000 remaining. International bans have protected blue whales since the 1960s, but threats like pollution and climate change still endanger the species.
Whales are divided into two groups based on how they catch food: toothed whales must chase and catch individual pieces of food using teeth suited to their needs, while baleen whales strain plankton and krill from water using baleen plates made of keratin like fingernails. Key differences between the groups include toothed whales having a single blowhole and baleen whales having a double blowhole, and examples of whales in each group are given such as killer whales for toothed whales and humpback whales for baleen whales.
Whales evolved from land mammals over 50 million years ago. They have adaptations like blubber for insulation and buoyancy, and efficient oxygen exchange to stay submerged for long periods. Whales are divided into two groups - toothed whales that hunt prey and baleen whales that filter feed krill. Despite threats from whaling, conservation efforts have helped some whale populations recover.
Whales are large mammals that live in the ocean. They breathe air through blowholes on their heads and nurse their young with milk. Whales use their streamlined bodies and powerful tail fins called flukes to swim fast through the water. The blue whale is the largest animal in the world, even bigger than any dinosaur. There are different types of whales like the killer whale, humpback whale, beluga whale, and finback whale.
Whales and dolphins are mammals that live in ocean waters. They breathe air through blowholes, give birth to live babies that drink milk, and live together in family groups called pods. While whales and dolphins are closely related, they have different diets - whales have baleen plates or teeth to eat krill, plankton or fish depending on the species, while dolphins mostly eat fish and squid. Both whales and dolphins communicate through sounds and migrate long distances between feeding and breeding areas.
Whales are large, intelligent aquatic mammals that breathe air through blowholes. They evolved from land mammals and are the only mammals that live exclusively in water. There are two main types of whales - baleen whales which filter feed using baleen plates, and toothed whales which hunt for fish and squid using echolocation. Whales migrate long distances between feeding and breeding grounds, sing complex songs, and care for their young for over a year. While whaling was once a large industry, many whale populations were decimated and conservation efforts are now focused on protecting whales from threats like pollution, habitat loss, and human impacts.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.