#marine biology is the best biology

[veliseraptor]

Top 5 aquatic mammals? Can specify different subspecies

ooh fun and I get to include pictures for this one. I could've included pictures for other ones, but animal pictures are more fun.

1. Leopard seal. they're big, they're fierce, they're adorable, they have faces that constantly look a little smug. I love them sooooo much.

2. Orca. they're big, they're fierce, they're adorable. sensing a trend here? you are correct. also I'm just immensely fond of them because they live in my (former) area and that makes me very happy to have them there, hanging around. I saw a baby once, it was amazing.

3. Harbor seal. bit basic perhaps but I stand by it. say "classic" instead. they're so goddamn cute I can't handle it. I went kayaking once and they kept popping up around my kayak just checking me out. my mom does open water swimming with her friends and sometimes seals swim with them for a little while. absolutely perfect, who's doing it like them.

4. Humpback whale. gotta put a baleen whale on here, for fairness. I'm deeply fond of these guys mostly because they hang around my hometown and that makes me happy. they're locals! (some of the time.) big and beautiful and they sing.

5. River otter. sea otters get all the press (not that they don't deserve it!) but I personally am a river otter fan. something about the way they run and also the way they sleep in a pile is just irresistible to me. I was a docent at an aquarium for a summer and they had two river otters and one of them used to sleep with his tail stuck in his mouth, and one time I was standing by their enclosure and watched him take his tail out of his mouth, yawn, then put it back in and go to sleep. I think about that a lot.

thank you for giving me an excuse to think about aquatic animals and also look up pictures of them.

[drafty-castle]

She yells, “Sea shells!” at the sea shore.

[makofinz]

Look at this freakinng. AWESOME CAKE. my friend made me. @specialguy the GOAT

its a spotted estuary smooth hound!!!

[l0rd-0f-c0ws]

for some reason in class i just couldnt do anything but make weird isopod memes. heres all of them

Bonus horseshoe crab :)

[rycake]

[eddieintheocean]

if you liked subnautica for the swimming and the scanning then beyond blue is free on the epic games store right now!

the sharks don't actually attack you and are just little guys!

[marinebioblr]

A mother humpback with her calf just off the coast of Socorro - these pairs are a common sight around here during the spring, as the islands provide protection for the calves when there are hundreds of miles of open ocean all around.

[grymmdark]

that is so fucking mean you take that back right now

[troythecatfish]

[drafty-castle]

They look like such dweebs. I love them.

Conch thoughts

[drafty-castle]

The mythical God-Above-The-Ocean, That which chooses some for the Taking and Bequeaths others with Gifts of Long Life and a Sure Hunt has, today, Freed this young mother from her Entrapment within her own shell and Provided Hope for the coming months that she may Survive the troubles and turmoils she has endured, so that she may Shed and be Reborn - Whole and Strong - and in so doing share her Strength with the many Young she will bear in yonderyear. May her Young be so Blessed by the God.

- excerpt from the Parable of the Lobsters

[oddestishottest]

Kunstformen der Natur

Publisher: Leipzig und Wien, 1899

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Internet Archive

[drafty-castle]

A Gentleman Explorer’s explanation of Mermaid biology.

A Gentleman Explorer’s explanation of Abyssal Mermaid biology.

A Gentleman Explorer’s explanation of Siren biology.

A Gentleman Explorer’s explanation of Arctic Mermaid/Qalupalik biology.

“So mermaids and sirens are two different species?” “Just so. My people, what you call mermaids or merfolk, share a common ancestor to you humans, making us distant cousins. What you call sirens, however, are fish that evolved to look and sound like humans to attract their favorite prey.”

[fisher-boi]

QPR 𓆝 𓆟 𓆞

Hi! This is my art account (haven't really posted, but I will eventually I promise), and this is my submission for a QPR!!!!

My name is Lock, I'm 17, Aro/Ace, and I really want a queer platonic partner!

Some more stuff about me! :)

I'm trans FtM

American :p

Mad scientist (real)

INTP

Graduated hs at 15 and in college currently

I play Violin, and several other instruments

I'm an aspiring Neuroscientist, and I love all science so much! Marine biology too. And especially Criminology. That too but honestly also everything in the world while I'm at it

I currently work at an aquarium

Looking for a Johnlock typa deal :p

I love:

Being alone, pools, the ocean, surfing, science, horror, classical music, reading, rainy days, experiments, art, learning, fish, hot coco, fall, Halloween, cuddling, tea, and so, so much more.

I'm really looking for a best friend, but no one in my town is quite like me, so I'm looking online (best place to look, I know) though QPR and best friendship isn't exactly the same thing, you get the vibe.

My Discord is Deep_Sea_Goon

Have a lovely day, and if you're 17-19 and looking for a qpr, feel free to message me!! Even if you're not sure about it, or just want to be regular friends, it's still cool to message. Farewell!

[that-bluesybitch]

[rornelson]

The Rockweed Isopod, Pentidotea Wosnesenskii