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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By para_sight, on  February 29th, 2012  4 comments  Biodiversity, Cephalopods!, Fish, Giant Isopod, Megavertebrate, Weird  dolphins, flying squid, manta, minke whale, mobula, sailfish, sperm whale, tarpon, tuna, whales By Dr Bik, on January 30th, 2012 7 comments TGIF: Pictures & Movies, Uncategorized Cetacean, dolphins, movies, Porn, whales I must have been suffering from post conference delirium, because I decided to watch A Dolphin Tale on the plane ride home from ScienceOnline2012. Plot summary: a stranded dolphin (Winter) is rescued but her damaged tail must be amputated. A lonely boy (Sawyer) sees her being rescued, stalks her at the aquarium she is transported . . . → Read More: As close as you’ll get to legal Cetacean porn
By para_sight, on December 5th, 2011 16 comments Cephalopods!, Fish, Megavertebrate, Mining, Vessels and Equipment, Weird oil rigs, ROV, sharks, whales The following images came across my desk last week humorously labeled “There’s something wrong with the ROV”. The startling shots show what appears to be an unfortunate mako shark that has become entangled in the mechanics of a large ROV [remotely operated vehicle] #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; . . . → Read More: Animals Vs. Equipment
By Dr. M, on November 30th, 2009 8 comments Adaptations, Life Science, Mating & Reproduction, Megavertebrate, New Research allometric, Blue Whale, body size, constraints, evolution, feeding, isometric, lunge feeding, mass, RB Editor's Selection, whales The largest, Blue Whale and smallest, Hector Dolphin, cetaceans. From wikimedia commons The question is not why are whales big but why are whales not bigger? The blue whales reached weights of 150 tons prewhaling. To appreciate how massive a blue whale is, consider it would take 15 school buses, around 10 tons in weight . . . → Read More: Why Are There No Super Whales?
By Peter Etnoyer, on April 13th, 2009 5 comments Conservation & Environment Sea Shepherd, whales, whaling Japanese Fisheries Agency blamed Mother Nature and her bastard stepchild the Sea Shepherd Society for missing this year’s quota of 60 fin whales and 935 minke whales. They caught only one fin whale, but took 679 “cockroaches of the sea” (Japanese fishery-speak for minke whales). From the BBC: Protesters had escalated their attacks on Japanese . . . → Read More: Whaling protests bad for business
By Dr. M, on April 7th, 2009 9 comments Biodiversity, Conservation & Environment, Industry & Government, Megavertebrate beachings, conservation, kidney failure, mammals, NGO, RSPCA, sea shepard, spca, stranding, United Kingdom, whales, Zoological Society of London Hervey Bay Whales 3938 courtesy of Michael Dawes on Flikr and available by CC Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) No matter what meaning I intend with the title, it has more than likely made you uncomfortable. It makes me uncomfortable to write it. I do this as a sort of social and individual level experiment for . . . → Read More: Let The Whales Die
By Peter Etnoyer, on February 3rd, 2009 One comment Books/Media, Carnivals & Link Love, Google Ocean j nichols, sea turtles, whales J Nichols blog reminds us not to be fooled by digital imitations of the Earth, cool as they are. Stay in touch with the Real Ocean, where the sea turtles swim and the gray whales sing. Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}J Nichols blog reminds us not to be fooled by digital imitations of the Earth, cool as they are. Stay in touch with the Real Ocean, where the sea turtles… By Dr. M, on January 15th, 2009 Leave a comment Carnivals & Link Love Antarctica, carbon cycling, degree, Dumping, iron, job, luxury, marine biology, reef, whales Here a bunch of bit from around the web I haven’t had time to get to… Best Job in the World? Blogging, living on reef in a luxury home, getting paid…qualifications needed: charismatic, not needed: advanced degree in marine biology. I can’t believe I wasted all this time on a degree! No iron dumping off . . . → Read More: Link Roundup
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