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The whale that ate the sun... / La ballena que se comió el sol...
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Zoo - Barcelona (Spain).
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... and ends the day. / ... y se acabó el día.
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The Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), also called the Finback Whale or Razorback or Common Rorqual, is a marine mammal belonging to the suborder of baleen whales. It is the second largest whale and the second largest living animal after the Blue Whale, growing to nearly 27 meters (88 ft) long.
Long and slender, the Fin Whale's body is brownish-grey with a paler underside. There are at least two distinct subspecies: the Northern Fin Whale of the North Atlantic, and the larger Antarctic Fin Whale of the Southern Ocean. It is found in all the world's major oceans, from polar to tropical waters. It is absent only from waters close to the ice pack at both the north and south poles and relatively small areas of water away from the open ocean. The highest population density occurs in temperate and cool waters. Its food consists of small schooling fish, squid and crustaceans including mysids and krill.
Like all other large whales, the Fin Whale was heavily hunted during the twentieth century and is an endangered species. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has issued a moratorium on commercial hunting of this whale, although Iceland and Japan have announced intentions to resume hunting, the latter country stating it will kill a quota of 50 whales for the 2008 season. Collisions with ships and noise from human activity are also significant threats to the recovery of the species.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_Whale
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CASTELLANO
Balaenoptera physalus (Rorcual común) es un mamífero marino pertenciente al suborden de ballenas con barba ( Misticetos ), género Balaenoptera. Es la segunda ballena en tamaño, y también el segundo animal viviente, después de la Ballena azul.El rorcual común puede crecer hasta 26 m de longitud, y habita en todos los océanos del mundo. Es avistado usualmente en la Bahía de Vizcaya, en España. Fue el cetáceo más perseguido y cazado durante el s. XX.
El rorcual común es un pariente cercano de la ballena azul desde el punto de vista taxonómico. La divergencia en la evolución ocurrió entre 3 y 5 millones de años atrás. Son frecuentes los ejemplares híbridos entre ambas especies, contabilizándose un híbrido cada 1000 ejemplares aproximadamente.
El rorcual es el nadador más rápido entre las ballenas de su tamaño. Es común que alcance velocidades de 35 km/h, y se han registrado récords de más de 60 km/h, lo que le ha ganado el apodo de "galgo de los mares".
Más info: es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balaenoptera_physalus
Zoológico de Curitiba / Zoo of Curitiba
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Zoológico de Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil.
O Jardim Zoológico de Curitiba ocupa uma área de 530 mil m² e possui exemplares da fauna de todas as partes do mundo. São leões, tigres, chimpanzés, hipopótamos, girafas, grous, ariranhas e dezenas de outras espécies, num total de mais de 900 animais. As condições ideais de tratamento possibilitam a reprodução em cativeiro de animais como a lontra, o bisão, o lobo-guará, a arara-de-colar e a ararajuba. Na Casa do Acantonamento acontecem aulas de educação ambiental para crianças. Lanchonetes, banheiros, abrigos e um mirante de 40 metros de altura completam a infra-estrutura.
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The Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) is a bird in the crane family Gruidae. It was once called also Kaffir Crane.
It occurs in dry savannah in Africa south of the Sahara, although in nests in somewhat wetter habitats. There are two subspecies: B. p. pavonina in the west and the more numerous B. p. ceciliae in east Africa.
This species and the closely related Grey Crowned Crane, B. regulorum, which prefers wetter habitats for foraging, are the only cranes that can nest in trees. This habit, amongst other things, is a reason why the relatively small Balearica cranes are believed to closely resemble the ancestral members of the Gruidae. It is about 1 m (3.3 ft) long, has a 1.87 m (6.2 ft) wingspan and weighs about 3.6 kg (8 lbs).
Like all cranes, the Black Crowned Crane eats grass, insects, reptiles, and small mammals. It is endangered, especially in the west, by habitat loss and degradation.
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