The sea hare is not a rabbit, not even close, it’s actually a sea slug. But thanks to two tentacle-like extensions on the top of its head that stick up like rabbit ears, it was dubbed the sea hare. This photo features the California brown sea hare or Aplysia californica. Up-close, sea hares look like… [read more]
Sperm whale gets the fish
This is one of my favorite whale videos. I first had the chance to see this video during movie night at the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference in Quebec City. Someone recently posted it to YouTube, so I can finally share it. (Thanks to Cheryl McCormick, Executive Director of the American Cetacean Society for posting… [read more]
Cool footage of California spiny lobsters
Here’s a fun YouTube video that shows California spiny lobsters in their natural environment. If you click play, you will have the chance to see them hanging out together in rock crevices and dens, peeping out at the diver filming the video. For some reason, watching spiny lobsters scurry along the rocks in this video… [read more]
The mantis shrimp’s tail
The mantis shrimp at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium finally let me take a photo of his tail, but barely. I’m telling you that is one smart critter. He saw me watching him on one side of the tank, so he moved to the other side. Then when I moved to the other side, he had enough… [read more]
What happens if a lobster loses a leg?
About a month ago, my favorite California spiny lobster at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium lost a leg. Early one morning, I went to stare at Tank (my nickname for the massive 14 pound male lobster at Cabrillo) when I realized something was awry. There was a gaping hole where one of his legs should be! Then… [read more]
Sea elephant
Well, it turns out there is a common name for the gnarly marine snail featured in my last post. It’s called a sea elephant. So I stand corrected. There is a common name for Carinaria japonica, not necessarily one that makes any sense, but a common name all the same. Revealing the common name is… [read more]
A gnarly marine snail
There is a whole class of ocean animals that I haven’t even touched upon yet, well actually there are probably a many classes of animals I haven’t touched upon yet, and one of those is the Class Gastropoda (within Phylum Mollusca), which includes sea snails and slugs. Well, this week at Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, a… [read more]
Amazing photos of a gray whale floating on its back
A gray whale floating on its back, simply amazing! Henry Jurgens, a volunteer naturalist with the Cabrillo Whalewatch Program, took these photos on a whale watching trip last week. He was aboard the Spirit, a whale watching boat based in San Pedro, accompanied by a school group from Los Angeles’ inner city. (Even though downtown… [read more]
List of baleen whales
I received a website request for the names of five baleen whales, most likely for a school project. Then I realized, I’ve probably never listed all the baleen whales! Then I started flipping through all my whale books and wouldn’t you know it, every list is slightly different. So I decided to stick with the… [read more]
Pelicans flying in formation
On a recent visit to the Point Vicente Interpretive Center, I had the chance to witness California brown pelicans flying in formation. Now just to be clear, I’ve seen pelicans fly in a V shaped formation before, but this was different. Usually, pelicans fly by in a V shaped formation, everyone exclaims, “Oh, look! The… [read more]
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