Tag: fish
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Meet the great white shark
50 years ago, our relationship with the ocean changed. Peter Benchley published Jaws in 1974, casting great white sharks as monsters of the deep who attack humans for no reason. Unfortunately, sharks have found it difficult to overcome this reputation. So, let’s spend a little time talking about great white sharks and their importance to…
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Meet the deep-sea anglerfish
Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women’s empowerment and gather momentum for even greater achievements in the future. And there’s no better way to celebrate women than by taking a closer look at an animal where the females are in charge: deep-sea anglerfish. Deep-sea anglerfish are bony fish that live deep in…
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Meet the seahorse
Mothers usually get all the credit for raising their offspring, but there are some pretty amazing fathers out there, too! In honor of Father’s Day, let’s talk about one of the best animal fathers around: the seahorse. There are approximately 50 species of seahorses found in shallow, coastal waters worldwide. I personally associated seahorses with…
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Meet the Atlantic salmon
This week is National Library Week! And there’s no better way to celebrate than taking a closer look at an animal that represents knowledge and wisdom. Now I could do a ‘typical’ animal representing wisdom like owls, but what’s the fun in that? Instead, let’s take a closer look at an animal you might not…
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Meet the Tiktaalik
Today’s animal (fossil?) started as a request from my partner. A guitarist from a band he likes just released a Tiktaalik-inspired solo album, and he wanted to know more. And then, just a few days later, we saw a Tiktaalik exhibit at the Harvard Museum of Natural History! So I obviously HAD to tell you…
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Meet the goblin shark
I like finding freaky animals. I just think they’re neat. It’s so much fun to see the variety of animals that we have on this earth. So, when my friend asked if I had ever written about a shark, I took it upon myself to find the freakiest shark possible: the goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni).…