Elephant Seal Photographs at Ano Nuevo State Park.
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Daddy, Where Do Whales Go When They Die?
Well son/daughter, their decomposing carcasses bloat up, sink to the deep, dark ocean floor, where other animals rip away their flesh and consume their bones*.…
View More Daddy, Where Do Whales Go When They Die?Tortoise and Hare Ridges
Attributed to Aesop is the old parable of the tortoise and the hare. We all know the story and the moral. Slow and steady wins…
View More Tortoise and Hare RidgesFriday Deep-Sea Picture (04/13/07)
Aplacophora is a class of mollusks comprised of about 320 species. They were considered echinoderms until around 1987 when they were moved to Mollusca. Species…
View More Friday Deep-Sea Picture (04/13/07)Missing Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt is up in heaven now. My first book report was on the Cat’s Cradle. A novelty read for a student in rural high school.…
View More Missing Kurt VonnegutForbes Dredge Song
“Song of the Dredge”, presented by Edward Forbes to the British Association at its annual meeting in 1839. Sung in the tune of Cream by…
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Musings from Kevin… So you are out on the ocean and need some inspiration for the long nights by the dredge? Well, have I got…
View More Music to sink whale carcasses to.From The Desk of Zelnio: Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis
Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalis (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octipodidae) Octopus are one the most fascinating and intelligent of the invertebrates. Yet, little is known about their role in the…
View More From The Desk of Zelnio: Vulcanoctopus hydrothermalisThe Benefits of Seawater
Hope over at Benefits of Seawater suggests my original debunking of Original Quinton Marine Plasma was not “logical”. First, who is ‘Hope’? She is a…
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