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It Takes a Lot of Odd Jobs to Keep a Massive Aquarium Running
Gianmarco Maraviglia story by Vittoria Traverso From the ancient Sumerians, who built some of the world’s first fish ponds in 4500 B.C.,...
Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 7, 20216 min read
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‘God of Death’ Whale Was Scourge of Land and Sea 43 Million Years Ago
(Abdullah Gohar ) SMARTNEWS Keeping you current (by David Kindy) ‘God of Death’ Whale Was Scourge of Land and Sea 43 Million Years Ago...
Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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The finalists of the 2021 Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards are here to make us all smile
Lisa Walden, found in Good Housekeeping Newsletter Philipp Stahr go to: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/g37496968/comedy-w...
Debra Quick-Jones
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 21, 20210 min read
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Worth a Trip to Birch Aquarium
(All forwarded from Birch Aquarium newsletter) Meet the Melibe Check out this awesome close-up of a melibe, a unique type of nudibranch —...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Freakiest Shark Awards
(from NOAA) The Freakiest Shark for 2021 is the Cookie Cutter Shark! We put it to you to choose, and you picked the cookie cutter shark!...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 16, 20211 min read
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Octopus anatomy Revealed
(from Ocean Conservancy) Need a reminder that our ocean is full of unusual animals? Look no further than the glass octopus. The glass...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jul 16, 20211 min read
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A Whale of a Reaction!
Don't miss this viral video of a Beluga whale's reaction to the stuffed one the little girl is holding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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Whoa, Noah!
from Fox news article https://www.foxnews.com/us/massachusetts-lobster-diver-swallowed-whale Ever wondered what it would be like inside...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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See it to Believe it!
What's not to love about this fish?! Picture is of a rare intact angler fish identified as a Football fish that washed up last week in...
Debra Quick-Jones
May 28, 20211 min read
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How Pelicans Soar
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Easy read about how Pelicans gain lift from arching waves before the waves break. See if you can...
Debra Quick-Jones
May 7, 20211 min read
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Coolest Photobomb Ever!
Rudy Esadell photo in CNN report A photographer was taking pictures of surfers on a Florida beach and happened to get something extra -...
Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 24, 20211 min read
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Help Me!
(article and photo from the Independent) A penguin was captured on film escaping from a pod of killer whales by jumping into a boat full...
Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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Talented Sea Slug Regrows after Decapitation
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/sea-slug-cut-its-own-head-and-lived-tell-tale Two theories as to why some sea slugs do this is to...
Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 10, 20211 min read
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Cuttlefish Totally Ace the Marshmallow Test!
(image from wallup.com) March 7, 20217:50 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday JAMES DOUBEK A cuttlefish swims in an aquarium at the...
Debra Quick-Jones
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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Amazing Video!
OK, I know I am an Ocean Geek, but this video shows some California Blue Mussel behavior that really made my day. Yesterday I collected...
Debra Quick-Jones
Jan 3, 20212 min read
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Longest Animal Ever Recorded
Even planet Earth has a few marvels that rival imaginary visions of alien life. The giant sea whorl of 2020 is one of them. This large...
Debra Quick-Jones
Dec 20, 20201 min read
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Explore the Deep Seas with ROV Pilot Jessica Sandoval
Jessica is currently a Master’s student at the University of California, San Diego working with Dr. Michael Tolley in the Bioinspired...
Debra Quick-Jones
Nov 19, 20201 min read
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Tiny Freaky Ocean UFOs
(from Pinterest, original not found) Electron scanning microscope image of bacteriophage Viruses take the prize for being not only the...
Debra Quick-Jones
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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Watch a Single-Cell Algae Gallop
https://youtu.be/GxIN-nkhUQA
Debra Quick-Jones
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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