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Bald Eagle Striking its Prey [Photo Gallery]
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Any predator catching prey is a sight to behold but there’s something about seeing large birds like eagles literally swoop down from the sky to catch their meals. How would you like to be that salmon, swimming innocently downstream and then suddenly being plucked out of the water and lifted high up into the air? We’ve caught a bald eagle doing exactly that. Here’s the sequence.
Continue reading...The Incredible Myth Behind the Feejee Mermaid
Monday, October 12, 2009
On a warm evening in the summer of 1842, the English gentleman Dr. J. Griffin of the British Lyceum of Natural History encountered something strange while wandering alone on a deserted tropical beach. Even his learned mind was ill-prepared for what lay around the next bend on this particular evening. There on the white sands, gasping its last breath, was a being seemingly ripped from the pages of mythology itself...
Continue reading...The Terrifying Truth About Jellyfish
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
They are a dash of colour on the high seas, bringing both beauty and death wherever they go. Largely ignored by science for decades these poorly-understood creatures have recently been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Scientists have begun asking questions about jellyfish, and the answers may just undermine what we think we know about the origins of diversity on earth...
Continue reading...Where Majestic and Deadly Rays Glide Beneath the Waves
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
This image featuring a whale shark, a school of stingrays and another school of unidentified yellow fish almost appears more like a painting than a photo, so fortuitously full of life does it seem. Yet for all the majesty and beauty of the other creatures in this shot, it is the rays that take centre stage. Gliding through the depths, wing-like pectoral fins outspread as they ride the ocean currents, rays are the free birds of the blue, swimming with a grace that is difficult to fathom.
Continue reading...The Stilt Fishermen of Kathaluwa
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
It is early in the morning, around 5:30 am, and the sun is about to rise. Though a cool pre-monsoon breeze is blowing, the sun will be beating down mercilessly by midday. The stilt fishermen of Kathaluwa have already assumed their lofty positions, balancing two metres above the coral reef. The catch of the day will determine if there will be food on the table tonight or not.
Continue reading...Giant Sea Worm Terrorizes Aquarium
Monday, April 20, 2009
This beastie looks like a horror movie monster – perhaps an amalgamation of one of the bloodthirsty giant worms from Tremors and the terrifying extraterrestrials in Aliens – but let's give "Barry" a break. In a classic case of B-movie baddie turned A-list luminary, the affectionately named giant sea worm was yesterday discovered terrorizing other aquatic life in an aquarium in Cornwall, England, but today proving to be the star attraction there.
Continue reading...Tuna Sold for $173,000
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Though spending has decreased due to the current economic crisis, some things, such as the Giant Bluefin Tuna, remain marketable. On February 6th, a tuna sold for $173,688.73 dollars at the largest wholesale fish market in Tokyo. The tuna weighed in at 202 kilograms. Although these tuna can weigh as much as 330 kilograms (660 pounds) and grow to three meters (10 feet) in length, this latest tuna sold for the highest price since 1996.
Continue reading...Blue Planet: Copenhagen’s Amazing New Aquarium
Monday, July 14, 2008
Inspired by the swirling currents of the ocean, a new state-of-the-art aquarium due to open in Copenhagen is modelled on a giant whirlpool, giving one the opportunity to view marine life in its element. But are we witnessing a new breed of environmental entertainment? The building is based around a central ‘round room’ around which different sequences of rooms ‘whirl’, each with its own unique journey into the murky depths.
Continue reading...Cod Dammit This is Cool!
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Good Fish Guide By Vlad Jecan and Chris Ingham Brooke There are indeed certain species of fish people can consume with no irreparable damage to fish stocks. But what are they? 90% of the fish that are on our dinner tables like marlin, cod, tuna, skate [...]
Continue reading...Salmon + Sea Lions > Feds
Monday, April 28, 2008
Image from remainingoceansart Salmon in the Columbia River near the Oregon-Washington border have been considered endangered for some time, and subject to federal protective orders; this manifested itself in an unexpected way…
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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