Question

Why do scientist perform experiments on whales?

Answer 1

Alright, let's say that you wanted to figure out something about a whale. Let's say, its brain. Now, pragmatically, how would you go about obtaining information about a whale's brain? You can't observe it directly. Nor can you interact with the brain directly. There are obvious physical issues with doing either.

So, the best way to learn about a whale's brain is to interact with the whale itself. Does the whale respond to tickling? That can tell us a lot about how whale reflexes are wired. Does the whale respond to lights? Photoreceptors in its eyes. To sounds? Ears and neural pathways to them. To taste? Olfactory senses. (Taste and smell are the same underwater.)

Controlled interactions that are careful and methodical are considered experiments.

Answer 2

By the way, this is a Biology question. Please post such questions in the right group in the future, thanks.

Answer 3

The only real science is physics. The rest is stamp collecting. ;)

Answer 4

i didn't know James im srry