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Marine Mammal Science

A Career in Marine Mammal Science

Many people want to become involved with marine mammals such as sea otters, dolphins, seals, manatees, or whales. Perhaps such interest has been sparked by Flipper the dolphin on television or Keiko the orca whale in the popular movie, Free Willy. Interest in marine mammals has also been generated by the many underwater movies publicly pleading for protection of endangered whales. Others are just simply scientifically curious. At any rate, there are many reasons for public interest of a career dealing with marine mammals.
There are about one hundred species of aquatic or marine mammals that depend on fresh water or the ocean for part or all of their life. A few of the marine mammal species include seals, sea lions, dolphins, manatees, whales, polar bears, and sea otters. The scientists which try to understand these animal's population structure, community dynamics, anatomy and physiology, behavior and sensory abilities, diseases, geographic......


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