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By Peter Etnoyer, on  April 17th, 2007  2 comments  Uncategorized  Megavertebrate Week, Patrick Robinson, Sara Maxwell Story by Sara Maxwell and Patrick Robinson, University of California-Santa Cruz Imagine it. The sun is shining. You’re snoozing on a sandy beach. You’re a Californian – at least for now. You gave birth to a little girl just a few short weeks ago, but already hunger is gnawing at your stomach – it’s . . . → Read More: Elephant Seal, Interrupted
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When you hear about deep-diving, air-breathing animals, you might first think of colossal sperm whales plunging over 1,000 meters to battle giant squid in the dark abyss. Or perhaps you think of massive elephant seals spending over an hour at depths over a half a mile down chasing prey. But what about turtles? . . . → Read More: Leatherback turtles: going where few air-breathers dare
The writers at Deep Sea News are big fans of all things invertebrate. We bend over backwards trying to convince people that deep-sea worms, isopods, anemones, and squid are the coolest animals anywhere on Earth. We stick up our noses at charismatic megafauna like sea turtles and whales, thinking “What could possibly be so interesting about air breathing animals with bilateral symmetry?” We recognize that “normal people” like the vertebrates, … especially the marine megavertebrates. . . . → Read More: Megavertebrate Week
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