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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 ! 🫶

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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)

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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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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.

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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)ﾟ��

Post dedicated to the Vaquita (srry i didn’t realize i missed a day)

September 12 , 2023 ^ ^

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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.

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September 10 , 2023

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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^_^

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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^

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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(^^)

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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^∩

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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)

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this game is the best