Category Archives: Fish

Turtle Conservation in Solomon Islands

From The Nature Conservancy.
Neither British colonists nor Christian missionaries nor government entities could tamp down conflicts among tribes in this remote South Pacific island nation. But when turtles started disappearing, the local people finally started talking.
The Solomon Islands, a remote Pacific archipelago strung southeast of Papua New Guinea, are probably best known as the site [...]

Orca Attack Seal with Waves

From Nature News.

A pack of killer whales uses waves to knock seals off the ice.
They made large waves to wash the seal off the relative safety of the ice. Later the orca put the seal back on the ice and dislodged the seal a second time which suggested strongly they were training their young.
It is [...]

Giant Catfish Caught in Cambodia

From National Geographic News.
Captured just before midnight on November 13 by fishers in Cambodia, this Mekong giant catfish is 8 feet long (2.4 meters long) ands weighs 450 pounds (204 kilograms).
“This is the only giant catfish that has been caught this year so far, making it the worst year on record for catch of giant [...]

Photos Taken at the Exact Right Time

From Sawse. (25 photos)

Amazing Pictures of a Newborn Baby Dolphin

From Daily Mail.
A bottlenose dolphin goes into labour . . . then a calf emerges, tail first. Mother guides baby gently to the surface, where they swim together for the first time.
Very few dolphin births have been captured on film in such astonishing detail.
This one was recorded at a wildlife park pool in Rimini, [...]

Weird Deep-Sea Creatures Found in Mid-Atlantic Ridge

From NationalGeographic.com.
An international team of 31 researchers found a number of strange animals while exploring the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an underwater mountain range that runs from Iceland to the Azores islands west of Portugal (see Europe map).
Over the course of five weeks, the team cataloged a host of exotic worms, colorful corals, unusual sea cucumbers, and [...]

Cute Animals

From Worlds Weirdest Animals and Creatures.
There are photos of Emperor Tamarin, White-faced Saki Monkey, Tapir, Sun Bear, Hagfish, Star-nosed Mole, Proboscis Monkey, Pink Fairy Armadillo, Axolotl (again), Aye-aye, Alpaca, Tarsier, Dumbo Octopus (again), Frill-necked Lizard, Komondor Dog, Angora Rabbit, Narwhal, Sucker-footed Bat, Pygmy Marmoset, Red Panda, Blobfish, Shoebill, Sloth, Yeti Crab, Uakari, Mata Mata ..
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