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CAPTION THIS: What do you think these two California sea lions in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary are chatting about?
(Photo: Peter Flood)
[Image description: Two California sea lions facing one another, one on a rock and the other in the water.]
I luv cetaceans…
IT IS THE BIGGEST COINCIDENCE YOU SAY IT LOOKS FAKE cause its actually something called a False killer whale, and they are indeed horrifying creatures
They also have a reputation of being highly aggressive nasty fuckers (this might be because most studies on them have been on captive individuals…). Even if they arnt inherently violent they still most likely hunt other cetaceans for food in the wild, like some of their orca cousins.
Despite their huge fucking size difference, people have bread these sea xenomorphs with bottlenosed dolphins (presumably for shady sea park money-grab reasons). The hybrids are called “Wholphins” and look like this
Sea pigs, or Scotoplanes, have particularly enlarged tube feet that have taken on a leg-like appearance, using water cavities within the skin (rather than within the leg itself) to inflate and deflate the appendages. These legs, in conjunction with their large, plump appearance (about 6 inches/15 cm long) have suggested the common name “sea pig”. (x x x x)
I love the tone of voice this was written in
I love this fish
Fuck yeah sunflower fish
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Who is she!
She’s an Eastern Fiddler Ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata). These cool dudes are a species of guitarfish!
A rare case in which an octopus’s tentacles mutated and branched off beyond the normalcy…
Moon jellies 🌙
Ichabod! The vid I posted yesterday is fun but I wish you got to see more of his body/face so here he is! His lair was recently moved around for cleaning (it was gnarly under there tbh) so he's been extra energized and curious after the change-up. On top of that he's just a young, spunky giant pacific octo, so he's always got energy to spare :)
Pop quiz: Is a sea anemone a plant or an animal?
Though they look rather like flowers, sea anemones are actually animals. These invertebrates use stinging tentacles to grab prey out of the water column. The fish-eating anemone – photographed here in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary – captures large-ish prey like shrimps and small fishes!
(Photo: Nick Zachar/NOAA)
[Image description: A sea anemone with a yellow and red center and white tentacles.]
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Do you know? Fish like this will jump onto leaves with a mouth full of water and then spit it out, to make a water bed they can sleep safely on. This one’s just getting up.
I made all of that up, but can you think of anything better?
Planktonic Sea Snail, Limacina helicina Photos by Alexander Semenov
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for anon - credits below - all gifs made by me
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If you’ve gotta catch a red-eye, make it a Polyorchis penicillatus bell jelly!
Lining the rim of its crystal-clear bell are a myriad of red eye-spots that help the jelly sense light and dark. A large smack of bell jellies—with their sights set on Monterey beaches—gave local diver Phil Lemley an eyeful this weekend!
We’ve got some Ocean Sweethearts for your Valentine’s Day!
ur my cuddlefish
u give me the warm fuzzies
my three hearts are yours
our love for the pengWIN
anchovy mine
u turn me to jelly
ur my littoral crush
i think ur jawesome
thx for the kelp but
im a hermaphroditic Mnemiopsis comb jelly that can self fertilize sooo
How do you disentangle a humpback whale?
Very, very carefully – and without getting in the water. The Hawaiian Islands Large Whale Entanglement Response Network has it down to a science.
Photo: J. Moore/NOAA Permit #15240
Each year, numerous whales and other marine animals become entangled in a variety of materials, such as fishing gear, rope and plastic bags. Entanglement can physically harm animals while also impairing their movement. An entangled animal can find it difficult or impossible to feed, and at times the entanglement can drown them.
That’s where the Hawaiian Islands Large Whale Entanglement Response Network comes in. These highly-trained professionals from Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, working closely with and under authority of NOAA Fisheries’ Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, know how to safely rescue creatures like humpback whales from entanglement.
Humpback whales can hold their breath for much longer and swim faster than a human can, and an entangled whale is often stressed or panicked. Trying to free a 40-ton whale that likely doesn’t realize rescuers are there to help can be dangerous for the animal and for humans. Rescuers never enter the water to free an entangled whale.
Instead, rescuers grab hold of the entangled lines using a grappling hook, then attach a series of buoys to the lines. This keeps the whale at the surface and slows it down enough for the disentanglement team, following the whale in a small inflatable boat, to gain access to the animal and the lines it’s tangled in. However, even with the buoys attached, the inflatable boat may still get towed behind the animal. Humpback whales are strong animals that can move rapidly through the water, so this can be quite dangerous. It is important that the disentanglement team be trained and prepared to respond to the whale’s movements.
As the whale grows tired, the rescuers work their way closer. Once they’re close enough, they use a custom-designed knife attached to a long pole to cut away the gear entangling the whale. These knives are specially designed to cut the rope but not the whale. Typically, after several passes, the whale is free!
Once the whale is untangled, the team uses the grappling hook once again to collect and remove the debris from the water so that other animals don’t become trapped in the future.
Photo: Ed Lyman/NOAA, under NOAA permit #15240
Entanglement is a problem around the globe, and sanctuary staff can only help a small percentage of entangled whales. Since 2002, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary has received more than 100 confirmed reports of entangled humpbacks, representing at least 70 different animals — and more entanglements go unseen and unreported.
With that in mind, prevention is the ultimate objective: by reducing the amount of derelict fishing gear and other debris in the ocean and making actively fished gear more “whale safe,” we can reduce the number of whales and other animals that get entangled and hurt or killed.
Watch the Disentanglement Response Network in action:
GIFs via NOAA’s Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program, under NOAA permits 932-1905, 15240 932-1489, and 932-1905-01/MA-009526-1, and Hawaii State Permit PMAL-2015-206.
Reblogging in honor of Whale Week!
While of course everyone wants to help entangled whales, it is crucial that you never attempt to disentangle a whale yourself – it can be dangerous for both you and the whale. Instead, call your local stranding network so that trained professionals can help: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/report.
Bubble Coral Shrimp (Vir philippinensis)
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