Tag: marine
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Meet the sea otter
BREAKING NEWS: At the time of writing, Otter 841 is still at large! Otter 841 is a sea otter stealing surfboards off the coast of Santa Cruz, California. The government has been trying to catch Otter 841 for weeks, but they just can’t get her! Like other members of her species, she seems to be a…
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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 puffin
I had a very exciting weekend: I saw puffins! Some friends and I went to Booth Bay in Maine for a puffin cruise. After about an hour of sailing into the bay, we saw them: Atlantic puffins. And let me tell you, they were so cute! If you need further proof of a puffin’s cuteness,…
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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 narwhal
Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day! And what better way to celebrate than with an animal that I always forget exists: the narwhal. In my defense, narwhals look fake. What other animal has a giant tusk coming out of its head? I mean, besides a unicorn, and I’m pretty sure unicorns aren’t real. Narwhals are known,…
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Meet the orca
March is Women’s History month in the United States, and this past Wednesday (March 8) was International Women’s Day. So to celebrate, I want to introduce you to a fantastic animal mother: the orca (also known as the killer whale). Orcas (Orcinus orca) are one of the most widespread species of animals and the most…
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Meet the hermit crab
My partner and I are in the process of buying a house. It is not fun. So, this week, we’re escaping to the world of an animal that always has its house with it: the hermit crab. A widespread species for aquarium tide pool exhibits, there are over 800 species of hermit crabs worldwide. The…
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Meet the humpback whale
It was an exciting weekend here in Boston! I went with my partner and some friends to go whale watching and had a great time. The whale watching trip we went on took us down to Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Stellwagen Bank is about 21 miles from Boston; it took us around 1.5 hours…
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Meet the Japanese flying squid
I have something to admit: I think mammals are the coolest. I just really like mammals, with birds as a close second. But I really want to make sure that I give all cool animals their due, so I’ve been trying to make sure I mix in some non-mammalian or non-avian species on this blog.…
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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).…