#gray whales

[antiqueanimals]

Gray whale. These are Endangered; written by Charles Cadieux and illustrated by Bob Hines. 1981.

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[seaofkimchi]

Yay living, healthy whales 🐋 🩵

[namu-the-orca]

Here it finally is, the full cetacean eye colour info sheet! A long time coming, and an even longer time in the making. I hope that all you cetacean eye curious people will find this one as fascinating as the killer whale eye colour post. It’s a wild world out there! 

[ballpitwitch]

KEANU REEVES | DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY DREAM | FENDER

[wildkratts-screenshots]

Backgrounds!

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Humpback Whales ~

[naffeclipse]

Hey I was wondering, I dunno if it was already ask or not but… have you heard of 52 blue ? The loneliest whale on earth because it communicate at a frequency of 52hertz (it found a partner after 40 years), meaning they can’t communicate with other.

I was wondering what would’ve happened if our lonely orca!Eclipse found out a "52 blue" reader who’s lonely because of their condition ? With how he seems to like to hear his littles birdies singing and all…

A barrier such as not being able to communicate would not keep Orca!Eclipse from courting a siren reader. It would confuse him at first to realize he can't quite hear you, despite your desperation in attempting to communicate in the hope he won't attack/eat you, but he takes it in stride. He immediately begins finding ways to help you communicate by making symbols and gestures with his hands to convey his meaning, and you begin to catch on: Fish. Ice. Air. Breaching. Gift. A courting gift. A gift for you. You start to find ways to express longer, complex thoughts, and he listens. You... don't remember the last time someone listened. You're alone. Eclipse says he is too, but not anymore. And neither are you.

The last time you sang... You can't recall. No one could understand you, and there is nothing lonelier than singing alone. Sirens are meant to share choruses and harmonies and when Eclipse asks you to sing, you tell him no. He's disappointed and coaxes you, promising it will be alright. He wants to sing with you too, but he won't understand your melody and it will turn sour and fall flat and—

Eclipse takes your face in his hands and cradles you close. He promises. It will be okay. Please. Sing for him.

You swallow heavily. He holds your gaze with his burning eyes, and you dare to try.

A croak slips from you. You try to turn away but Eclipse holds tight to you, urging you to do it again. Don't get up. You almost shake your head but there's a hum in your chest. It wants to be free, and you clear your throat and try again.

A song no other siren can understand emerges from your lips, but Eclipse listens. He closes his eyes lays, his head against yours, and sways softly as you sing louder and stronger, lifting it to the starry sky before he joins you.

You almost falter—his song is so beautiful and it doesn't go well with yours, but Eclipse doesn't stop and neither do you. His voice dips low and settles into a gentle layer of sound underneath your own, and though it is strange and unlike anything you have ever heard... it sounds lovely. Your song. Yours and his.

[heartnosekid]

dancing with a gentle giant, the whale shark | source

[gina025]

Rainbow-breathing whale

[samson-the-whale]

Hmmmmmmmmm

I believe I'm hiperfisaiting

... I re designed my wøndergotten design again

And this time he has guns lol (wøndergotten belongs to: @danisha-tdh and wøndergotten fools escape belongs to: @lazymonth )

Il let you spot all the fun details and references :3

[circle-pngs]

Hello!!

If you ever feel like it, could you do some orca themed pngs??

Here ya go!

[sitting-on-me-bum]

“Grey Whale Connection”

“Encounters with gray whales in Pacific saltwater lagoons are extremely special. Known for their friendly and curious nature, gray whales often approach boats, allowing observers to witness distinctive behaviors like spy-hopping. This photo was taken from the boat, where the whale displayed a friendly gaze toward my camera, resembling a human look of curiosity and innocence. During their migration from the Bering Sea to Baja California, these lagoons serve as crucial havens and winter maternity wards. With only around 1300 gray whales left, responsible practices of ecotourism are key to protecting these giants. These special moments highlight the beauty and intelligence of the whales, creating enduring memories for both observers and, surely, the curious whales themselves.”

by Rafael Fernandez Caballero (Spain).

2024 Underwater Photographer of the Year competition

[moonshynecybin]

it’s probably been said already but rosquez howl’s moving castle

INSANE!!!!!!! vale's tiny earring vaguely androgynous wizard swag... old man marc... this got long?? under the cut

and see the thing is. i think this is a unique kind of torture for someone like marc. truly. like marc knows he's hot. marc enjoys people thinking he's hot. even in this universe, where he's sadly running the family shop so alex doesnt have to, i simply must believe he has six pack abs and is in fact invested in making people look at them. like he views his body as a machine, hes very active, he would NOT enjoy all of the new aches and pains and limitations that come with being magically EIGHTY. so after the witch of the wastes (uccio?? someone jealous and in love with vale LMAOO) brushes in to the hatshop that night and hates marc on sight/fundamentally alters his body, i think he IMMEDIATELY starts militantly looking for a solution.

the solution: the wizard valentino is this oft elusive but INCREDIBLY charismatic wizard known by whisper and rumor to a. be insanely powerful and b. eat the HEARTS out of his young suitors. and marc (CRAZY MAN.) goes oh well im not hot anymore so he wont do that to me. i will make him fix me! and then he invites himself into vale's home and refuses to leave! says i am your new HOUSEKEEPER. and you will help me break my curse thank you :)

BUT: instead of a mystical and powerful wizard, hes confronted with the HOT GUY that he met several weeks ago that he helped escape from the witch of the waste's GOONS. he was like. walking home. and vale (in his big poofy shirt) whisks him into a scheme... looks at marc all bright eyed mischief... and marc hasnt had any enrichment in his enclosure in so long and just feels LIT UP from the inside, falls into step with vale immediately, matching him as they go. feels ALIVE for the first time since alex took his apprenticeship in another town... so he helps vale escape, flirts with him a LOT and laughs even more. smitten. but crucially and unfortunately, he also has NO idea who vale is throughout this. so later when he walks in the door and finds out that the guy he has a major crush on is also THE WIZARD VALENTINO. who also has a small FLEET of HIGHLY SKEPTICAL teen boy apprentices that marc is now kind of in charge of coparenting and like. convincing to clean their rooms, its a bit of an insane time to be marc.

so some WILD but highly amusing control freak behavior from marc ensues.. lots of little frictions as he arrives... pushback from the kids, vale acting cold and dismissive, a brand new body that doesnt do what he wants it to do... but after a while, marc MAKES space for himself. forcibly improves their lives. settles in to a FAMILY and CRUCIALLY starts emotionally fulfilling the little feral animal inside him that yearns to throw himself off of motorcycles at high speeds. get this many adrenaline seeking freaks that know MAGIC in one place and they are inventing new types of danger Know This. marc is with vale and the kids doing insane shit. and for the first time since he took over his family's shop, he is allowing himself to do what he LOVES. find his purpose. enjoy a community. relieve some of the crushing weight of familial responsibility. its literally the best hes ever felt. and he is. SO in love. so so in love.

BUT im gonna pull something from the novel here: marc is also an incredibly powerful sorcerer. has been forever. he just has NO IDEA. like i see marc literally his entire life using magic in little ways to influence all of the crazy thrill seeking stuff that he's done, but entirely unintentionally. but vale fucking knows. could see it the second they met. in FACT. marc has already broken his curse (marc doesnt know that). but he likes sticking around vale. so he's unconsciously keeping himself old so he can avoid leaving. truly, like when he isnt thinking about his body and hes normal and happy he looks like his actual age. marc with silver hair just laughing with vale and the boys... smile lines staying there but wrinkles fading more and more as time passes... he doesnt want to go back to his old life!!! back to being unremarkable in the hatshop like he knows he should!!! and everytime he remembers he looks decades older... but vale doesnt want to lose him either. so he doesnt tell him. but he also vant make a move with it hanging over them like that... so they live in a fraught equilibrium of pining that is also lowkey a marriage LMAO. like you are coparenting. jesus.

EYE THINK. that the breaking point here is alex returning at some point. talking with marc. and marc is. SO happy to see alex. smiling as hard as he can. but also he looks older than he's looked since he first arrived. all of that responsibility and guilt rushing back for abandoning his life at the hatshop. and it TEARS into vale like omg i am keeping him here selfishly away from his brother.... so he sends him away, "breaks" his curse. and marc thinks hes being DUMPED. and thats how the divorce happens....