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- 3. Visayan common name for Globicephala macrorhynchus
- 4. In manatees, mating herds develop when a female is in ______
- 6. blows whistle at start and end of transect
- 8. The IUCN listing for Lagenodelphis hosei
- 11. Employs observer(s) on each side of the vessel
- 13. the normal pattern of exhalation and inhalation at the surface
- 15. leaps from the water at great speeds during the early morning hours
- 16. Scientific name for the dwarf sperm whale found in Verde Island Passage, Sulu Sea, Tañon Strait
- 17. whale rises out of the water somewhat vertically, exposing its head
- 19. re-sightings of naturally or artifcially marked individuals are used to calculate abundance
- 22. Species of pygmy sperm whale found in Davao
- 23. Process of obtaining and examining information on the occurrence and distribution of species by consulting people
- 25. manages survey and records aircraft height
- 27. English common name for Peponocephala electra found in Sulu and Bohol Seapod a social group of whales
- 31. Animals are counted within a specific distance either side of the track line.
- 32. feed on small schooling fish, squid and crab; also called Bryde’s whale
- 34. where Balaenoptera musculus is found
- 36. Mother and Calf is the ________ social ties
- 38. IUCN listing for Dugong dugon
- 39. Trends in ________ are used to assess human impacts and to identify threatened populations.
- 40. most commonly used apparatus in surveying marine mammals
- 42. most acrobatic species
- 45. caudal peduncle and flukes are thrown up out of the water and brought down with force
- 46. Employs observers on fixed shore-based platform to identify species, estimate group size, study the behavior and ecology of coastal marine mammals
- 47. Family where the Indopacific, Blainville’s, and Cuvier’s beaked whales belong to
- 49. uses land based survey to estimate its abundance
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- 1. ___________ data allow us to determine where human activities and whales are of most concern.
- 2. the tagalog common name for most of Balaenoptera species
- 5. Common name for Physeter macrocephalus
- 7. Seminomadic sirenian
- 9. Seminomadic sirenian
- 10. genus of the humpback whale
- 12. Has natural ability to learn, problem solving ability and sometime mischievous streak
- 14. Species of killer whales that can be found in Sulu Sea, Saranggani Bay, and Bohol Sea
- 15. can be found in Gingoog and Butuan Bay in northern Mindanao, near Balut Island off Saranggani, Palawan, Panay, Sulu and Bohol Sea, Tañon Strait, Sulawesi Sea, Davao Gulf (english common name)
- 18. Visayan common name for Globicephala macrorhynchus
- 20. ____ of seals can dictate the social structure
- 21. also called Pymy killer whale
- 24. the IUCN symbol for vulnerable
- 26. Most widely used technique to determine the abundance of cetaceans
- 28. Common name for sea cow in Batanes
- 29. IUCN listing for the rough-toothed dolphin found in the Babuyan Islands and Saranggani Bay
- 30. Common name of Orcaella brevirostris in Tagbanua
- 33. One of the most reliable methods for stimating the abundance of large marine mammals inhabiting in a large area
- 35. Require measurement of the perpendicular distance from the track line to each sighting
- 37. polar bears are _______ most of the time
- 41. animals are counted in order to assess their density
- 43. thrusts a large part of its body out of the water and lands on the surface (side or back) with a huge splash
- 44. males produce bell-like sounds and other vocalizations as part of a courtship display
- 48. Occurs when there is no available haul-out