Subject: Questions from my Animal Behavior class
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Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:39:42 EDT
Subject: Questions from my Animal Behavior class
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Hello:
Whales are not necessarily affected by the storm waves. The ocean is their
habitat, and they are well adapted to it. Turtles and seals may be beached
or injured on the beach by large, sustained waves. Some animals, like harbor
seals that are common on the New England coast may become exhausted after a
sustained bout of heavy seas and become beached or be injured by waves in
coastal areas. Deep water animals would not be as vulnerable to the action
of the seas. The small fish and other food will not be killed by storms.
Storms may temporarily alter current patterns and the effects of tides,
altering the distribution and location of food. Whales and other predators
simply alter their locations in response.
Animals may, and most likely do, know when terrific storms are coming. They
would not evacuate an area, because the ocean is their area and these storms
are enormous. As mentioned above, coastal animals may be adversely effected
by high surf conditions. Deep water, offshore animals are probably not
effected by these conditions, and the "rough" seas die down after 24-48 hours
anyway. Most big seas offshore are in the form of large swells anyway. The
depth that big waves have an effect to is proportional to their height.
Good questions.
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