petrel

welcome to the arctic circle science buff

[sailarctic]

My introduction!!

Hello! My name is petrel. Welcome to the arctic circle aka my science-centric blog where I’ll be sharing an assortment of facts, extensive information, and artwork! Consider this blog as my info-dump haven. I post fandom stuff in @petrelborealis

Interests

Science! But specifically: cell biology, biotechnology, ichthyology, chemical oceanography, ornithology, meteorology, chemistry, and genetics. Trying to get into computer science!

Math! Mostly Algebra (especially quadratics I’m not sure why they’re just fun to solve??) Geometry is ok..I’m great at it but it’s not the best :/ Getting into calculus and it seems neat! (Thank you FLVS and khan academy)

Birds! I favor pelagic birds — especially Albatrosses and Petrels. I also love Turkey vultures, California condors, Greater roadrunners, African+King penguins, Cassowaries, and Gambel’s Quails. I also like bats. My favorite species is the Hoary bat.

Elasmobranchs :: particularly Bluntnose Six-gills, Broadnose Seven-Gills, Epaulette, and Winghead sharks, as well as oceanic manta rays . I also love Cnidarians especially Hydrozoans.

The Geologic Time Scale, especially the Cambrian and Carboniferous period. I’ve committed to memory most of the Eras and periods within the Phanerozoic Eon!

Dinosaurs! My top four are the Carnotaurus, Dilophosaurus, Spinosaurus and Parasaurolophus! I also love pterosaurs with the Quetzalcoatlus being my favorite.

I love Nature photography! I am a nature photographer myself, I photograph mostly birds but I've also photographed different whales and flowers. I shoot with a Canon EOS R7 paired with the RF 100-500mm lens.

Fun facts about me

I’m a Pisces (Birthday is March 1st). I can speak a little Norwegian. I collect shark teeth, shells and other coastal items. Lastly I volunteer at an aquarium and I’m a member of the Florida Ornithological Society.

My tags

Art: #petrelart

Info-dumping: #petrel info dumps

Inbox msgs: #petrel inbox

Check for more specific tags by searching my blog!

Socials

Insta :: elasmoenthusiast

TikTok :: elasmoenthusiast

[notryvn]

— Something more serious!

Featuring Spinosaurus Mirabilis, and Parasaurolophus

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[lonnson]

The feared sting-ray

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The elusive and mysterious StingRug

[copperbadge]

SNUG RAY

[rocketbirdie]

i need to be stopped

[paleo-punk]

A mated pair of female kunpengopterus, nuzzling and preening on a warm summer evening

Happy Lesbian Visibility Week 🧡🤍🩷

[notryvn]

— Willow ptarmigan raptor

[sailarctic]

SO CUTIFUL

[sophiefourcadeart]

Two dinosaurs 🦖🐦‍⬛

[king-incarnadine]

I Love You to the Bright Spot on the Moon and Back

(A Geometric Moray and Artemis II)

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@sailarctic

[sailarctic]

TW: MOLDY LOOKING BACTERIA

Amylase producing bacteria colonies from my biotech class :3

[dailycephalopods]

hi daily cephalopods i love you

*makes a heart with my little tentacles*

[herewithinthevoid]

every so often something nice happens on the other hellsite 𖹭

[maxcotic]

I used to have a rock collection.

Once upon a time, there was a time in my life where I wanted to be a paleontologist studying dinosaur fossils. I didn't actually understand or be knowledgeable enough to discern what a rock's specific name or category is, as I only learned of different minerals, and other stones through images and books, but I still really liked collecting rocks and at least tried to identify them with what limited knowledge I had.

Found a portion of my dinosaur stuff.

They don't make miniature dinosaur toys like they used to. Nowadays, they're just a single color, a bright color that can be found in the rainbow, and it's hard plastic. Not like these

[pythonpastel]

Motherhood in the Cretaceous Period

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Roots in the ground, or Uploaded to the cloud, or Warm inside our hearts, or As electrons in our head Nowhere now

[sleepy-bebby]

Chinese giant salamander (娃娃鱼) a.k.a ‘baby fish’ due to the sound they make that sounds like a baby crying.

The Chinese giant salamander is one of the largest salamanders and one of the largest amphibians in the world. It is fully aquatic and is endemic to rocky mountain streams and lakes in the Yangtze river basin of central China.

The Chinese giant salamander is considered to be a "living fossil". Although protected under Chinese laws, its population has faced severe declined over the last 70 years and is currently (2022) listed as threatened. There are evidence indicating that the Chinese giant salamander may be composed of at least five cryptic species, further compounding each individual species' endangerment. It can reach up to 50 kg (110 lb) in weight and 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in length.

Here is a video of a 200-year-old Chinese giant salamander that was found in a cave.

Here is a video of it making the crying sound.

Here is another video

[themeeplord]

A very brightly colored guy <3

The colors/patterns are inspired by yellow-collared lovebirds

2026 dinosaur prompt list

[berensreverie]

Silent Afternoon