10/31/11
10/29/11
RIVER SWIMMING WHALES DIE : FRESH WATER ISN'T THEIR NATURAL HABITAT SO WHAT WAS GOING ON?
"While killer whales are known to linger near the mouth of that salmon-rich river, which flows into Bristol Bay, there had never before been a documented case in Alaska of killer whales spending prolonged periods in a river's fresh water...The adults, one of them in the late stages of pregnancy, were found dead in the river last weekend. Initial results from necropsies have failed to pinpoint a specific cause of death."
Inform Science brings us the story from Rueters news service. Three whales, one pregnant swam thirty miles upriver! All three died.
Inform Science brings us the story from Rueters news service. Three whales, one pregnant swam thirty miles upriver! All three died.
10/27/11
ALBINO SHARK WITH ONE CYCLOPS EYE IS REAL!
"The shark fetus, which measured "22-inch-long, has a single, functioning eye at the front of its head—the hallmark of a congenital condition called cyclopia, which occurs in several animal species, including humans," according to National Geographic."
10/17/11
10/11/11
MAD ABOUT SEASHELLS - THE SMITHSONIAN
Did you know that our nation's biggest museum, the SMITHSONIAN, has the largest collection of sea shells?
LINKING HERE TO AN ARTICLE CALLED
MAD ABOUT SEA SHELLS!
click on title link
LINKING HERE TO AN ARTICLE CALLED
MAD ABOUT SEA SHELLS!
click on title link
10/9/11
SEYMOUR CENTER - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA CRUZ - MARINE LAB
OCTOBER 28th is MARINE MASCARADE : the science lab has a visitor center where you can watch dolphins being trained and learn more about the Monterey Bay ecology!
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