Sea Snakes venom is potent, stronger than land snake venom. 62 species of sea snakes live in the Pacific in warm water. They are almost no threat to people. They use the venom to stun their prey.
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
4/25/23
SEA PEN SHAPED LIKE A SAXAPHONE FOUND IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA HARBOR - IT GLOWS WITH BIOLUMINESCENCE and is COVERED IN SLIME!
Gotta see those photos!
DAILY MAIL : SEA PEN THAT LOOKS LIKE SAXAPHONE
Excerpt: Australian Museum's marine invertebrates head Professor Shane Ahyong confirmed what type of creature it was.
'They are relatively common in the eastern part of the harbour, well below the tideline, and so are sually only seen by snorkelers and divers,' Dr. Ahyong told Yahoo.
The sea pen in question had notable bumps on the bottom of it and a long stalk, with the way it was laid on cement in the photo closely resembling a saxophone's shape.
1/21/23
HUMPBACK DOLPHINS BRING PEOPLE GIFTS TO EXCHANGE FOR FISH!
INVERSE: DOLPHIN GIFT GIVING BEHAVIOR EXPLAINED by Nina Pullano....
Dolphins are bringing gifts like coral and chains and rocks with barnacles hoping people will feed them... How do they know that people will like these special items? A Phd candidate says they don't miss people, just the food! In the past scientist have learned that male dolphins like to gift female dolphins with such things such as sea sponges.
11/15/22
18th CENTURY SHIP - HMS ENDEAVER - CAPTAIN COOK'S SUNKEN SHIP FOUND! NEWPORT HARBOR
DAILY MAIL : CAPTAIN COOK'S SUNKEN SHIP FOUND!
250 years have gone by but what remains of the HMS Endeaver has been found in NewPort Harbor. the Australian National Maritime Museum people accept that this is the ship. This article from February 2022 has some wonderful photos and graphics such as the ship's route.
Excerpt: Originally lauched in 1764 as the Eart of Pembroke, the ship was renamed Endeavour in 1768 by Britain's Royal Navy and prepared for a major scientific voyage to the Pacific.
From 1768 to 1771 Endeavor sailed the South Pacific, primarily to record the transit of Venus in Tahiti in 1769.
Cook then sailed it around the South Pacific searching for 'the Great Southern Land' charting the coast of New Zealand and Australia's eastern coastline before claiming the land for Great Britain on August 22, 1770.
10/27/21
GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE LIFE - THE LARGEST LIVING STUCTURE ON EARTH
The reef is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea.
10/7/21
9/20/21
9/17/21
GREAT BARRIER REEF ORG - RESTORING CLIMATE CHANGE ARKS TO PROVIDE SAFE HOMES FOR WILDLIFE ; SEA TURTLE NESTING
BARRIER REEF ORG Likened to climate change arks, Reef Islands provide a safe home for wild life such as sea turtles and sea birds to rest, feed, shelter, and breed. Some islands are being brought back to life... The Great Barrier Reef Org is working on three islands at this time...
EXCERPT: A manta with a bright fuchsia pink belly visits Lady Elliot Island every year. Nicknamed Inspector Clouseau of Pink Panther fame, as far as the researchers know, he is the only one of his kind in the world, seen only at Lady Elliot Island.
9/10/21
GREAT BARRIER REEF WORLD HERITAGE SITE - UNESCO
WORLD HERITAGE UNESCO GREAT BARRIER REEF
EXCERPT: With the GBR there are some 2.500 individual reefs of varying sizes and shapes, and over 900 islands, ranging from small sandy cays and larger vegetated cays, to large rugged continental islands rising, in one instance, over 1,1000 meters above sea level. Collectively these landscapes and seascapes provide some of the most spectacular maritime scenery in the world. ... There are over 1,500 species of fish, about 400 species of coral. 4,000 species of mollusk, and some 240 species of birds, plus a great diversity of sponges, anemones, marine worms, crustaceans, and other species.
9/6/21
GREAT BARRIER REEF ORG : DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE SIX INHABITABLE 9 i.e. RESORT) ISLANDS AS PART OF THE REEF SYSTEM?
OK this site is a bit tourist oriented but I was fascinated to know that there are over 100 islands that are part of the reef system and that six of them are vacation destinations. Some of these are remote and accommodate only a few guests at a time willing to live in more island rustic conditions. Who goes there and why?
Scuba Divers for one. Snorkelers for two.
Here's an excerpt: Heron Island is a World Heritage-Listed marine National Park, all flora and fauna is protected, so the island is a nature lover's paradise with the emphasis on enjoying natural beauty. A vacation here replaces stress with a sense of adventure and your days are filled with discovery.
11/18/20
AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST MASS STRANDING - PILOT WHALES - 500 ESTIMATE OFF TASMANIA
This happened several weeks ago. Rescuers tried to save the pilot whales. The bodies of dead whales present a problem for the harbor.
Excerpt: "Unfortunately, they do have a very strong social system, and these animals are very closely bonded. And that's why we have seen so many in this case unfortunately end up in this situation," Pirotta said.
And even when a whale is freed, its fate remains in jeopardy.
"They are wanting to return back to the pod. They might hear the acoustics of the vocalizations of the sounds that the others are making, or they're just disoriented and in this case extremely stressed and just probably so fatigued that they in some cases don't know where they are," she said.
8/22/20
MAMA HUMPBACK FENDS OF KILLER WHALES TRYING TO EAT HER CALF
DAILY MAIL - HUMPBACK WHALE MOTHER ENDS OFF A POD OF KILLER WHALES TRYING TO ATTACK HER CALF
Whales have whale enemies. In this article by Charlotte Kapp for Daily Mail Australia, you'll see drone video of the way the Killer Whales, also called Orcas, attempt to distract the Mama Humpback. Unfortunately the baby whale was then killed by hunters....
Will you feel angry that men have killed it?
6/23/20
NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE THE OCEAN?
DAILY MAIL : IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO SAVE THE OCEANS BY 2050 by Jonathan Chadwick
Excerpt: Although humans have greatly altered sea life to its detriment in the past, the researchers found evidence of the remarkable resilience of marine life.
This include particularly spectacular cases of recovery7, such as the humpback whale, which was brought to the brink of extinction in the 1960's, with just a few hundred surviving in the wild, a result of commercial whaling.
6/14/20
HUGE MONSTER WAVES and BARRELS PHOTOGRAPH CONTEST WINNERS
DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA: MONSTER WAVES GNARLY BARREL by Andrew Prentice
There are some glorious photos to see at this link. At the site of them I got chills. I think you'll be impressed too!
1/8/20
POSITIVELY PURPLE RARE JELLY FISH on AUSTRALIAN BEACH
DAILY MAIL : INCREDIBLY RARE JELLY FISH WASHES UP ON SHORE - BYRON BAY really good pictures.
It's eaten as a delicacy in Japan...
EXCERPT: They are typically found in the Indian and Pacific oceans, the Red Sea, the East Atlantic and the Atlantic waters off West Africa, according to the Atlas of Living Australia.
'Animals that live in open waters are not observed that often unless they are washed on the beach because of strong winds or ocean current,' Mr Uribe-Palomino said.
The scientist ecouraged anyone who finds such a creature to contact the ATLAS OF LIVING AUSTRALIA with their photographs and information about their find.
'Encouraging people to submit information might help researchers to track species distribution and also to find the frequency of observation and seasonality of those animals.' he told Daily Mail Australia.
2/4/19
IDENTIFYING WHALES BY SPOUT and FIN
ENVIRONMENT GOV AU: IDENTIFYING WHALES BY SPOUT and FIN
and how long they are under water.
This morning I saw spouting, and it seemed that either the whale was frequently doing so or there were more than one out there. The water was chopping and they were maybe a mile away, but clearly there were spouts. That it's grey whale migration time doesn't mean other whales are out there!
and how long they are under water.
This morning I saw spouting, and it seemed that either the whale was frequently doing so or there were more than one out there. The water was chopping and they were maybe a mile away, but clearly there were spouts. That it's grey whale migration time doesn't mean other whales are out there!
7/30/18
6/16/18
THE GREAT SELKIE OF SULE SKERRY
Many thanks to those who participated in making the clip; Eleanor Evans, Ben Warner and Rodney Clancy.
This song and animation is an accompaniment to my novel for readers of 10 to 100, Sealskin Coast, released May 2014 by IFWG Publishing Australia www.ifwgaustralia.com, which is a depiction of the selkie myth in a modern, southern hemisphere setting." Illustrator Rowena Evans
12/24/17
9/28/16
DOLPHIN WAVE SURFING SHOCKED TO FIND HIS NOSE THROUGH JED GRADISEN's SURF BOARD
DAILY MAIL - DOLPHIN LANDS AND SNAPS SURF BOARD IN TWO
EXCERPT:
EXCERPT:
Young surfer, 13, is lucky to escape with his life after a huge DOLPHIN takes a flying leap and lands on top of him as he catches a wave, spearing its nose through his board... Jed Gradisen, 13, was surfing near the WA town of Kalbarri...
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