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Antarctic Killer Whales Hunting Seals (Frozen Planet)

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vampire squid

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1-800-AREYOUSLAPPIN

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Just look at her, isn’t she magnificent?!

[currentsinbiology]

Yes, she sure is!

[archiemcphee]

Today we learned that conches, the sea-dwelling mollusks who live inside those big, beautiful conch seashells in warm tropical waters, peer out at the world with cartoonish eyes on tiny eyestalks. They see you. They see everything. And what’s more, they can regenerate their peepers should they happen to lose one or both of them.

“One 1976 paper dug into the specific behind these animals’ alien eyestalks. Sitting at the tips of long stalks, they contain retinas with both sensory cells and colored pigment cells. But the story gets weirder because obviously, it gets weirder. After amputating the conchs’ eyes, a fully-formed replacement took its place 14 days later. Humans, we really are losing this evolutionary game.”

But wait, that’s hardly the only surprising set of eyes under the sea. Scallops have eyes too, LOTS of them:

Conch photos by Redditor buterbetterbater and via @shingworks.

[via /r/pics and Gizmodo]

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“Baby whale slapping its tail having a good time while mum sleeps below”.

by @scott.portelli

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Dylan Bonner on Society6 and Tumblr

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Spy Hop(David Spiegel)

[lifeunderthewaves]

Curious Calf by photographybyleighton Baby whale in Vavau Tonga.

[earthstory]

Meet the Australian Giant Cuttlefish in the waters off Sydney.

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[noaasanctuaries]

What’s a whale fall?

Whale falls can be found throughout the ocean. This one was spotted in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, off the coast of Southern California!

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[teded]

The largest species of jellyfish, the lion’s mane, has tentacles that can extend more than 100 feet, longer than a blue whale. 

From the TED-Ed Lesson How does a jellyfish sting? - Neosha S Kashef

Animation by Cinematic

[seafolklore]

Hannah Mermaid swimming with whale sharks [x]