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Image 1 : Loggerhead - Caretta caretta
Fun Fact : Loggerheads are the oldest reptile species which started to live in the sea instead of land. The oldest fossil of them that is known is from 150 million years ago ! (*´◒`*)
Image 2 : Kemp's ridley - Lepidochelys kempi
Fun Fact :The Kemps ridley sea turtle is the smallest and most endangered sea turtle species.( omg the nose looks like a heart !) (*^o^*)
Image 3 : Leatherback - Dermochelys coriacea
Fun Fact : Leatherbacks are the only species of sea turtle that don't have scales and a hard shell. (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)
September 29 , 2023 (^_−)−☆
Happy Birthday, @lonely99sworld ! 🫶
#marine biology#fun facts#ocean#marine science#ocean life#salt water#scientific names#endangered species#aqua life#meow#sea turtle#leatherback turtle#loggerhead
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Image 1 : Sunflower sea star - Pycnopodia helianthoides
Fun Fact: As a juvenile, sunflower stars start with five arms and as they grow older they grow up to 24! Σ(・□・;)
Image 2 : Royal starfish - Astropecten articulatus
Fun Fact: Royal stars are carnivores and catch their food with their arms. They even swallow it whole too! (^з^)-☆
Image 3 : Bat star - Patiria miniata
Fun Fact: If two bat stars bump into each other, they will start to look like they're "arm wrestling" in slow-motion (so cute!) ^ ^
September 26 , 2023 (๑>◡<๑)
#marine biology#fun facts#ocean#marine science#ocean life#salt water#scientific names#meow#aqua life#starfish#royal starfish#bat star#sunflower starfish#endangered species
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Image 1 : Southern river otter - Lontra provocax
Fun fact: Southern river otters live in freshwater with riparian vegetation. Riparian vegetation protects the water from hot summers and cold winters, shielding the waters so that the aquatic life living there won't become distressed.=(^.^)=
Image 2 : Asian small-clawed otter - Amblonyx cinereus
Fun Fact: asian small-clawed otters are the smallest of all other otter species. They also have whiskers called vibrissae that detects movement of prey in the water. ( ^w^)
Image 3 : Marine otter - Lontra Felina
Fun Fact: Marine otters are the only species with the genus Lontra that is found in marine habitats. Sometimes they even eat fruits! (╹◡╹)
September 19 , 2023(*^o^*)
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#marine biology#ocean#rivers#fun facts#meow#marine science#scientific names#endangered species#aqua life#aquaculture#otters#sea otter#river otter#asian small clawed otter
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Vaquita - Phocoena sinus endangered species
(not rlly fun facts)
Fun Fact 1 : from 2011 to 2016 alone, 90% of the vaquita population has dropped and now the estimated number for 2023 is 10-13 vaquitas (they live in Mexico). Before this in 1997 there was 600 vaquitas.(;_;)
Fun Fact 2 : A vaquita is a type of porpoise. Porpoises are one of the smallest members of the cetacean familv which includes dolohins and whales. Man species of porpoise are barely studied and most of what we know of them comes from when they are found washed up.
(´;Д;`)
Fun Fact 3 : The vaquita population has been declining because of illegal fishing with gillnets for an endangered fish called totoaba which is wanted for its swim bladder. When gillnets are used many species get caught in it by accident and get tangled while trying to escape, this happens to sea turtles a lot.。゚(゚´Д`��)゚。
Post dedicated to the Vaquita (srry i didn’t realize i missed a day)
September 12 , 2023 ^ ^
#marine biology#fun facts#ocean life#ocean#marine science#salt water#scientific names#meow#endangered species#endangered animals#vaquita#dolphin#porpoise#sad facts
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Image 1 : Hooded seal - Cystophora cristata
Fun Fact : Male hooded seals that are sexually mature are able to inflate a large red sac from one of its nostrils, about the size of a balloon. They do this by shutting the other nostril valve and inflating a membrane which comes out of the other. This is done to attract females / show aggression towards other males.(if u wanna see look it up<3) ^ ^
Image 2 : Harp seal (pup) - Pagophilus groenlandicus
Fun Fact : Harp seal pups (babies) are born with long white fur that helps them absorb sunlight to stay warm while they're developing blubber (as in the pic). Once they grow up they turn a light grey with short fur and dark grey spots. So cute! (о´∀`о)
Image 3 : Hawaiian monk seal - Monachus schauinslandi
Fun Fact : Once a year, hawaiian monk seals molt the top layer on their skin and fur. They do this to keep their coat free of algae. They're also one of the most endangered marine mammal species.
。゚(゚´Д`゚)゚。
September 10 , 2023
#seals#harp seal#monk seal#marine biology#fun facts#ocean life#hooded seal#ocean#marine science#endangered species#endangered seal#meow
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Image 1 : Whale Shark - Rhincodon tvpus
Fun Fact : Whale sharks have tiny teeth on their eyes called dermal denticles!(о´∀`о)
Image 2 : Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum
Fun Fact : Nurse sharks are nocturnal, sleeping all day and swimming all night.(〃ω〃)
Image 3 : Zebra shark - Stegostoma tigrinum
Fun Fact : Like nurse sharks, zebra sharks have barbels (sensor organs) that look like cat whiskers to help them find their food !(o^^o)
September 9 , 2023^_^
#marine biology#marine science#ocean life#ocean lover#sharks#zebra shark#nurse shark#whale shark#salt water#ocean#scientific names#meow
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Image 1 : Bubble-tip sea anemone - Entacmaea quadricolor
Fun Fact : Bubble-tips have separate genders and release sperm and eggs into the water by broadcast spawning !(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)
Image 2 : Venus flytrap anemone - Actinoscyphia aurelia
Fun Fact : The venus flytrap anemone is a suspension feeder, meaning they capture their food by using their long tentacles floating in the current.♪(´ε` )
Image 3 : Starlet sea anemone - Nematostella vectensis
Fun Fact : The starlet sea anemone burrows in the mud by pushing its basal end into the mud and contracting its column to secure itself against the ocean current.ƪ(˘⌣˘)ʃ
September 8 , 2023^o^
#ocean life#ocean#salt water#marine science#marine biology#fun facts#sea anemone#anemones#meow#aqua life#ocellaris clownfish
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elevator had pink lights😍
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Image 1 : Cownose Ray - Rhinoptera bonasus
Fun Fact : While feeding at the bottom of the ocean, cownose rays create micro-habitats for tiny invertebrates!(≧∀≦)
Image 2 : Round Ray - Urobatis halleri
Fun Fact : To camouflage, Round Rays bury themselves in mud / sand with only their eyes poking & spiracles (breathing holes under the eyes) poking out. How adorable !(^。^)
Image 3 : Spotted Eagle Ray - Aetobatus narinari
Fun Fact : Spotted Eagle Rays can jump about six feet above the ocean's surface ! They also each have their own spot pattern, like a fingerprint!(*'▽'*)
September 7 , 2023(^^)
#ocean#stingrays#stingray#salt water#marine biology#fun facts#cownose ray#eagle ray#round ray#scientific names#meow
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Image 1 : Atlantic Moon Jelly - Aurelia aurita
Fun Fact : Atlantic Moon Jelly’s don’t have long tentacles, they have hundreds of short ones that give a mild sting (゚∀゚)
Image 2 : Beroe’s Common Comb Jelly - Beroe cucumis
Fun Fact : These cute things are predators to plankton and other comb jellies!! (They’re also mildly bioluminescent) ٩(^‿^)۶
Image 3 : Lion’s Mane - Cyanea capillata
Fun Fact : Can grow tentacles longer than 100 ft!! Moon Jelly’s must be terrified of them!(((;゚Д゚)
September 7 , 2023 ∩^ω^∩
#marine biology#jellyfish#moon jellyfish#comb jelly#lion mane jelly#ocean life#ocean facts#fun facts#:)#meow
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train(о´∀`о)
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Aqua Life Science Note Dump
Disinfecting : Hot water / Virkon
NO metal in Virkon :0
Lobsters in FPM 6 / SPU ^o^
Baby lobsters ! : FPM 6
Brown Trout : Coldest FPM with fully freshwater ! ϵ( 'Θ' )϶
Mouth siphoning leads to —> Fish handlers disease (Mycobacterium sp.) 。゚(゚´Д`゚)゚。
Wash hands before handling fish !! >:(
(I’m too lazy to write anything else)
i luv uuu <3
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this game is the best
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