Friday, March 22, 2013

Whale hoe!!

Whale flukes, or tail fins, are used to identify whales because they are similar to the fingerprints of a human in that no two whale flukes are the same. Scientists use this data to identify whales and study migration and living habits of whales. The most difficult part of the whale identification lab was matching the pictures together when there were so many different options. This lab would be better if there were less pictures to choose from and the odds of making a correct match were higher.

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