sharks official

a big nerd who loves sharks and wants to spread the shark love

[sharks-official]

Whats the most terrifying shark? It's the cookie cutter

i agree but also the goblin shark is a scary dude

[boudhabar]

Shark and Bubbles by David Doubilet

[bogcurse-deactivated20210307]

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[sharkfactoftheday]

Lemon sharks are often seen in groups with a structured hierarchy system based on size and sex. They generally don’t show any aggressive behavior with each other and coordinate for hunting purposes. 

[earthstory]

[humanpersonface]

I clicked sound expecting some tumblr shit where there’s some heavy metal playing or something, but instead it was the sounds of its little hooves clapping against the wet sand as a bird gently cried in the distance and that’s so great.

[newts-in-hats]

So if you guys don’t know about Epaulette Sharks, you better watch this now! This juvenile is the cutest little sea puppy and he’s always happy to greet us when we come up to the glass.

Also, they walk along the sand using their fins which is amazing to watch.

[justnoodlefishthings]

A nice wet puppy

[sawkinator]

@discovery this is the kind of stuff I would like to see on Shark Week thanks

[d20-official]

@sharks-official

[earthstory]

You will never see it coming.

[badgyal-k-deactivated20190901]

“Shit man.. U didn’t have to be so extra with it tho”

[gentlesharks]

[passionate-sharks]

[post--grad]

folks did you know!! i love space!! obviously this list is not comprehensive; i tried to stick to things i love or things that come highly recommended. the bolded links are personal favorites. xoxo, chelsea rae

DOCUMENTARIES

carl sagan’s cosmos (the book / free pdf)

the overview effect

cosmic journeys 

secrets of the universe 

space exploration 

SHORT VIDEOS

“wanderers” (erik wernquist)

“outer space” (sanders van den berg)

the 2013 perseids from joshua tree - i prefer non-earth centric stuff but great news joshua tree is basically an alien planet anyway

real astronauts preparing to be sent into orbit

coconut science lab - chris hadfield on youtube; includes videos about daily life in the ISS.

MUSIC

my “space” collection on 8tracks.

osts: interstellar / the martian / sunshine

cosmos is an enormous, lovely 2-volume collection of cinematic music focused on the history of the universe

ambient noise: enterprise bridge / celestial space / space station 

this isn’t music, but listen to these horrifying radio waves from saturn picked up by the cassini spacecraft back in 2002.

OLD STUFF

lots of links about ancient astronomy

astronomy & astrology in the ancient islamic world - a gorgeous met exhibit with some supplemental essays & art

constellation illustrations exerpted from various medieval manuscripts. also, volvelles!

medieval astronomy in europe (europeans were leagues behind non-western astronomers fyi)

james ferguson 1773 astronomy prints

asa smith’s 1855 illustrated astronomy (just the eclipse illustrations)

MOVIES & TV

(there are loads of shows & films about space but i judge based on a few factors: The Aesthetic, how much they make me cry, and level of charming absurdity)

the martian. watch if you love: farming, sebastian stan, disco music

interstellar, gravity, sunshine (have not seen these but they’re on my list!)

star wars. watch if you love ponchos, space dorks, family tragedy, swamps. i’m not gonna tell you what to do but if you wanted to skip episodes i-iii, i would understand.

star trek. 

watch AOS (the jj abrams reboot movies) if you like: lens flares, unnecessary dramatics, karl urban &/or zoe saldana, idiots in love, crying during the first 3 minutes of a film, sass

watch TOS (the original series) if you enjoy: thinking about the human condition, haute couture, yung william shatner, film noir lighting, utopian ideals, beep noises, colors (free w/ amazon prime!)

MISCELLANEOUS

space law

“planets i learned about via youtube”

that one photo of like 1.5k galaxies from the hubble

interactive visualization of 100k stars

how we’ll live on mars

tumblrs!

@nasa​ 

@colchrishadfield

@curiositymarsrover

@nasajunocam

the mars one mission / “if i die on mars” (this program is v dubious but i’m so into it as a concept)

the project apollo archive - huge public archive of amateur photography from the astronauts on the apollo missions

my favorite shots: lunar / interior

huntington library space lectures on soundcloud - there’s one on “nasa & the postcolonial world” that i’m really excited to listen to!

[sharks-official]

fun fact about me: i was named after dana scully!!! i just wanted to share

[sharkfactoftheday]

Helicoprion is best known for being the world’s only animal, past or present, with a complete 360-degree spiral of teeth.

[bitter-trans-lesbian]

I almost tagged this as misinformation but actually it’s real (wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicoprion)

[d20-official]

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[sharks-official]

look at his teeth they're like a circular saw

[sharks-official]

Why did you choose the basking shark as your icon? Just curious :)

i chose him because he was the funniest shark picture i saw when i googled shark :) also the basking shark is my favorite shark

[sharks-official]

I love your icon, it's just "NYOM"

yes it is the basking shark NYOMing

[sharks-official]

SKARK ATAC!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!

[sharkfactoftheday]

Sometimes when cookiecutter sharks shed their teeth, they swallow and digest them, possibly to strengthen their skeleton with calcium.

[georgeprobst]

#tbt to 2010. This is a portrait of my favorite great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), “Cal Ripfin.” Cal’s name is based on a combination of the famous Orioles player and the fact that his dorsal fin is mutilated.

Cal is also known by the nickame “Shredder,” a name that was given to him for shredding a boat’s anchor line. He was a regular visitor to Isla de Guadalupe for many years, and whenever he was around, my camera got a workout.

Cal hasn’t been seen since 2011, and his presence at the island is greatly missed.

#greatwhiteshark #greatwhite #whiteshark #shark #sharks #underwater (at Guadalupe Island)

[cutie-sharks]

<3 Cal Ripfin.

[sharks-official]

endangered sharks

just saw (and reblogged) the post about whale sharks joining the endangered species list and it makes me SO sad!!! PLEASE read about it and spread awareness. this is not ok...whale sharks are so cool (a major understatement) and we do NOT need another species to go extinct on this planet