Sunday song: Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock
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The Deeplings have been fans of Parry Gripp ever since his smash hit “Lazy Harp Seal Has No Job.” Now, Parry brings us “Little Octopus Climbing Over Rock.” It will make your Sunday happy! Via io9 & Laelaps.  

Lazy Harp Seal Has No Job
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Happy Sunday, everyone. Music by Parry Gripp, via Metafilter.

TGIF – Salt Water by Zoe Boekbinder
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TGIF: Modest Mouse on the High Seas
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Thanks Aeolius!

Micheal Bolton sings about Giant Squid!
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YES, THIS JUST HAPPENED!!!! I’m totally going to be singing these lyrics now whenever I hear the ‘Pirates’ soundtrack… “He’s the pauper of the surf, the Jester of Tortuga…”

EPIC WIN: Cruise Cruise Baby
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Words cannot even express the pure genius contained in this video…

Female Urochordates Have Few, If Any, Inhibitions
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Photo of Botryllus schlosseri from the Swalla Lab website Yep, that’s right. They get it on with any male gamete that passes their way. They just don’t give a [rhymes with duck]. Boom chaka-laka-boom. These loose lizzies are all about increasing genetic diversity if you know what I mean. OH, I know you know . . . → Read More: Female Urochordates Have Few, If Any, Inhibitions

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Every Whale Has Its Bone
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This one goes out to David from my lab who just got back from 2 months down under in Antarctica and deployed whale bones for part of his experiments. You can read up on all his updates while he was at sea. Every Whale Has A Bone (with apologies to Brett Michael) We both . . . → Read More: Every Whale Has Its Bone

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TGIF: The Great White Shark Song
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Finally, the truth about shark attacks that sharks DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW. Thanks Summer!

Kiss of a Cold Ocean
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Lumber ships under tow at Grays Harbor, 1890s. Courtesy UW Special Collections. Its been a long time since I put up any original music. Here is one I got around to finishing tonight. Its a bit rough around the edges, especially the acoustic guitar dub over, but I was too lazy to redo it after . . . → Read More: Kiss of a Cold Ocean

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