The spotted dolphin is found worldwide in all temperate and tropical oceans. There are 2 species, the Atlantic spotted dolphin and the Pantropical spotted dolphin with 4 subspecies in the Pacific. Of those, 2 subspecies exist in the eastern Pacific ocean, a coastal … Read more
False killer whales are the fourth-largest member of the oceanic dolphin family (Delphinidae). They live in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world. They probably got their name ‘false killer whale’ (scientific pseudorca) because of similar skull characteristics and the similarity … Read more
The Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second-largest animal on the planet right after the Blue whale. They can grow to around 25 meters in length and weigh over 60 tons. Just like its big cousin it is a cosmopolite … Read more
Most people probably know the TV series “Flipper” where the main animal protagonist is a trained bottlenose dolphin. Bottlenose dolphins are some of the most common and well-known members of the Dolphin family. Bottlenose dolphins in the Fiji Islands (Tursiops … Read more
The whale shark inhabits all tropical and temperate oceans. It lives pelagic in the open seas, usually in the upper water column where plankton is plenty. Whale sharks pose no significant danger to humans as they are usually docile slow-moving … Read more
BY: DAVID PATON,1, NADINE GIBBS1 and PHIL CLAPHAM2 1Southern Cross University Whale Research Centre, PO Box 157 Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia 2Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA INTRODUCTION On 11th March 2003, the Fijian … Read more
Fiji boasts some of the most beautiful tropical waters around the globe and offers scuba divers the utmost in diving. The Fiji Islands are a republic located on the South Pacific Ocean. Fiji is comprised of three hundred and thirty-two … Read more
The Nautilus (Nautilidae) is a mollusk of the cephalopod family (Cephalopoda), which also includes squid, octopus, and cuttlefish. The Nautilus differ from the other cephalopods living today in a number of features, most notably in the large, hard outer shell that … Read more