Whale Evolution Multimedia

To understand the Whale's Tale project https://web.archive.org/web/20180308144110/http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/evol.fs.html , students watched the video clip titled How Do We Know Evolution Happens? that can be found at this link:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/educators/teachstuds/svideos.html
and part of the video Part 1 of Walking with Prehistoric Beasts to see how the Ambulocetus lived.

To understand the characteristics of a modern whale, students watched 3 video clips: Alaskan Whales, the pictures can be found on the following web page: www.toandos.com/whales.html,
Whale Song, which can be found at this web site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPPjS4uMwtw
Blue Whale Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UStjSuhBBnY
and Dolphins Blowing Bubble Rings, which can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCf7SNUb-Q).

Here is a video that summarizes whale evolution over time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cn0kf8mhS4

Here is a whale video that summarizes the evidence for evolution and has some details about whale evolution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIEoO5KdPvg#t=12

Star-Trek IV: The Voyage Home
The Crew of the Enterprise goes back in time to save humpback whales
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-IV-Voyage-Home/dp/B002I9Z8BM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1453823695&sr=8-2&keywords=Star+Trek+the+voyage+home

http://www.reelz.com/trailer-clips/49179/star-trek-iv-the-voyage-home-clip/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkbHi2eT5_U

North Atlantic right whales decline confirmed: 458 remaining: Study confirms need for urgent action
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170919140419.htm

40 Ton Humpback Whale Leaps Entirely Out of the Water! A Video by Craig Capehart
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhfIpUgxgm8


Here are some useful links about Whale Evolution:
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/whale.ev.html
http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/wh.ank.act.pdf
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/allabout/Evol.shtml
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/data/2001/11/01/html/ft_20011101.4.html?fs=www3.nationalgeographic.com&fs=plasma.nationalgeographic.com
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/04/0414_050414_egyptwhale.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071219-whales-evolved.html
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/08/whale-evolution/mueller-text
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/09/0919_walkingwhale_2.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090203-pregnant-whale-fossil_2.html
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/evograms_03
http://berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2005/01/24_hippos.shtml
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/phylogenetics_10
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090924185533.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_cetaceans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even-toed_ungulate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus
http://www.nyit.edu/medicine/research/evolution_of_dolphins_and_whales_homepage/
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-12-07/news/9712070170_1_beluga-paleontologists-hippos
http://www.actionbioscience.org/evolution/gingerich.html
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gingeric/PDFfiles/PDG413_Whaleevol.pdf
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~gingeric/PDGwhales/Whales.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/03/4/l_034_05.html
http://biologos.org/blog/evidences-for-evolution-part-2b-the-whales-tale
http://suite101.com/a/the-evolution-of-the-hippopotamus-a371242
http://ncse.com/rncse/21/5-6/tale-two-entities-whales-hippos
http://www.locolobo.org/CetaceanEvolution.html
http://www.pandasthumb.org/archives/2008/03/whale-evolution.html
http://www.life.umd.edu/biology/dudashlab/Docs%20for%20Honors%20Class/Final%20presentations/whaleevolutionppt.ppt
http://phys.org/news2806.html
https://danniteboul.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/they-did-it-on-porpoise/
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0007062

Mesonychid ancestor/relative of the whale:
http://www.newanimal.org/meso.htm
http://www.donaldprothero.com/files/47440598.pdf

Mesonychid Pachyaena:
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/glossary/indexi-m.shtml

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/paleontology/research/researchfeatures

Ambulocetus:
http://sawhalecentre.com/evolution_of_whales.html

http://chip.choate.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/Science/rgritzer/webpages/BI465/Student%20project/Fran%20final%20project/paleontological_evidence.htm
http://www.amnh.org/explore/news-blogs/news-posts/a-walking-whale-ambulocetus

Early Whales Gave Birth On Land, Fossil Find Reveals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204085133.htm
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/02/090203-pregnant-whale-fossil_2.html

"Whale Lice" Genes Offer Clues to Whale Evolution

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0928_050928_whale_lice.html

Jurassic Shrew is Earliest Known Mammal That Used a Placenta (our common ancestor!)

http://www.sciencenewsblog.com/blog/825113

Smithsonian Magazine's article on Evo-tourism
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/evotourism/Evotourism.html

The Origin of Whales and the Power of Independent Evidence by Raymond Sulera
http://ncse.com/rncse/20/5/origin-whales-power-independent-evidence
http://www.talkorigins.org/features/whales/

Whales evolved from a small, deer-like mammal
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2007/dec/20/sciencenews.evolution
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071219-whales-evolved_2.html

Another "Walking Whale" Fossil has been discovered:
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/6094/20130920/walking-whale-fossil-ocucaje-peru-40-million-years.htm

Is the Hippopotamus the Closest Living Relative to the Whale?
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090318153803.htm

Deep-diving whales could hold answer for synthetic blood

Study shows how marine mammals pack muscle cells with oxygen-holding protein 

http://news.rice.edu/2015/09/25/deep-diving-whales-could-hold-answer-for-synthetic-blood-2/

There are many other facts about whales that you can discover on your own. Try these web pages:

What is a Modern Whale?

http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/science/whale-types-whales.html

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/whales/mammals.cfm

Information on proto-whales
http://www.oceansofkansas.com

Pliosaur (not a whale):

http://www.abc.net.au/science/ozfossil/ageofreptiles/eromanga/kronosaurus.htm

http://www.oceansofkansas.com/pliosaur.html

Beaked whale:

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/mesodens.htm

http://www.aquatic.uoguelph.ca/mammals/whales/accounts/blainville.htm

General Whale Information:

http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/index.html

Oceania Project

http://www.oceania.org.au/

Blue Whales
http://www.earthwindow.com/blue.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40582046

Cabrillo Museum
http://www.cabrillomarineaquarium.org/

Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary
http://channelislands.noaa.gov/focus/alert.html

World Wide Whales (Link Exchange)

http://www.worldwidewhale.com/

Center for Whale Research
http://www.whaleresearch.com

Cetacean Society International (Link Exchange)

http://csiwhalesalive.org/
Whales as marine ecosystem engineers
http://ecowatch.com/2014/07/09/whales-marine-ecosystem-engineers/
Video footage of whales and dolphins feeding
Helicopter ride reveals enormous mass of anchovies, herded by dolphins and whales | GrindTV.com
Humpback Whale
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/recovery/whale_humpback.pdf
https://swfsc.noaa.gov/uploadedFiles/Divisions/PRD/Projects/Research_Cruises/Hawaii_and_Alaska/SPLASH/SPLASH-contract-Report-May08.pdf
http://www.amazon.com/Humpbacks-Unveiling-Mysteries-Jim-Darling/dp/1894694724
http://www.alaskahumpbacks.org/Classification.html
https://seagrant.uaf.edu/map/gap/marine-mammals/publications/witteveenposter.pdf
Video of what it feels like to swim with the majestic whales:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cij3cleb8SU
Whales and Dolphins
http://www.amazon.com/Whales-Dolphins-Question-Smithsonian-Smithsonians/dp/B0064XH63Q
Marine Mammals
http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Mammals-Second-Edition-Evolutionary/dp/0120885522
See the Ancient Whale Skull Recovered from a Virginia Swanp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zw-Anc-NXP8

The importance of Fossils

http://classroom.synonym.com/importance-fossils-2470.html

The Trends in Whale Evolution and Evidence Whales have Changed Over Time
http://www.talkorigins.org/features/whales/

Video - How Whales Change Climate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18HxXve3CM

Whale Gifs
https://www.tenor.co/search/whale-gifs

Whale Video - Whales An Unforgettable Journey - IMAX
     narrated by Patrick Stewart
https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Whales-An-Unforgettable-Journey-IMAX/17104335

Just for fun, there are walking whales in the movie, The Croods
http://the-croods.wikia.com/wiki/Ground_Whale

Why Do Whales Sing?  Whale communication
https://www.facebook.com/TEDEducation/videos/1947713915241805/

Blue whale has heartbeat measured for the first time, and results surprise scientists

https://www.foxnews.com/science/blue-whale-heartbeat-measured-first-time-surprises-scientists

Ancestor of all animals identified in Australian fossils
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-ancestor-animals-australian-fossils.html

Seismic crustal imaging using fin whale songs

article by Vaclav M. Kuna and John L. Nabelek

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6530/731

Artificial intelligence assists in protecting whales by tracking their communication through sounds

https://www.blog.google/technology/ai/tale-whale-song/

How do whales sing? Lab experiments suggest their voice boxes have a unique feature

https://apnews.com/article/whales-song-ocean-voice-box-humpback-baleen-afc3b4c42606c09782bc8e77e46d1923?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=a007e9ae21-briefing-dy-20240222&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-a007e9ae21-52490840

Links to videos about whales and dolphins

     National Geographic and Disney +    Secrets of the Whales

     https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/photographer-calls-the-science-behind-this-

     film-a-game-changer

          There is a teaching guide and materials that go with this 

          movie:  https://teachwithmovies.org/secrets-of-the-whales/?

 utm_medium=email&utm_source=getresponse&utm_content=New+Learning+Guide+and+Two+New+Tools+for+Educators+on+TWM%21&utm_campaign=

     

     Whale Wisdom

     https://www.amazon.com/Whale-Wisdom-Rick-Rosenthal/dp/B0823LTSHQ

     Conversations with Dolphins

     https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-With-Dolphins/dp/B06Y44N3LN

Non-Fiction Books

     Gardner, Earl Stanley. 1964. Hunting the Desert Whale. The Companion Book Club, London.

     Thewissen, J.G. M. "Hans." 2019. The Walking Whales: From Land to Water in Eight Million 

     Years.  University of California Press.  

          https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520305601/the-walking-whales  

Roland Unger [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AWadiHitanDorudon.jpg
The Valley of Whales, Egypt

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