Whale watching — off the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat. Whales are watched most commonly for recreation (cf. bird watching) but the activity can also serve scientific or… … Wikipedia
white — /hwuyt, wuyt/, adj., whiter, whitest, n., v., whited, whiting. adj. 1. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light. 2. light or comparatively light in color. 3. (of… … Universalium
White — /hwuyt, wuyt/, n. 1. Byron R(aymond) ( Whizzer ), born 1917, U.S. lawyer and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1962 93. 2. Edmund, born 1940, U.S. novelist. 3. Edward Douglass, 1845 1921, U.S. jurist: Chief Justice of the U.S.… … Universalium
Whale shogi — (鯨将棋 kujira shōgi) is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess). It is not, however, Japanese: it was invented by R. Wayne Schmittberger of the United States in 1981. The game is similar to Judkins shogi, but with more pieces, and all the pieces … Wikipedia
White Whale Records — is probably best known as the record label of The Turtles. White Whale was started in 1965 by Ted Feigin and Lee Lassiff in Los Angeles. The label also released some very early singles by Warren Zevon (as part of the duo Lyme Cybele), who was… … Wikipedia
Whale surfacing behaviour — Whales exhibit various types of behaviour when they surface. This article describes the different behaviours commonly observed at sea and the possible reasons for the behaviour.Breaching, lunging and porpoisingA breach or a lunge is a leap out of … Wikipedia
Whale shark — Temporal range: 60–0 Ma … Wikipedia
White whale — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whale louse — Whale lice male Cyamus ovalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Whale Pass, Alaska — CDP Location of Whale Pass, Alaska … Wikipedia
White — (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English