In honour of Leap Day
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By , on February 29th, 2012 4 comments   Cephalopods, Fish, Giant Isopod, Organisms, Weird   , , , , , , , , ,  

Please enjoy this anthology of leaping marine animals. The opportunity for this post only comes up once every four years, so it’s no wonder they’re celebrating! Mobula sp. – devil ray Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus Flying squid, Todarodes pacificus Yellowfin tuna, Thunnus albacares Sailfish, Istiophorus sp. Manta ray, Manta sp. (Most “manta jumps” on google . . . → Read More: In honour of Leap Day

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TGIF – All creatures great and small
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By , on November 25th, 2011 Leave a comment   Fish, Organisms, Pictures and Movies   ,  

Two diversity videos for this TGIF One of my favourite scenes from that wonderful bit of BBC crack-for-marine-biologists: “Blue Planet”. This sailfish scene plays out in January/February in the same location as the afuera whale shark aggregation I have written about And check out this gorgeous tiny goby, just 10mm long, a new species of . . . → Read More: TGIF – All creatures great and small

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