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Posts Tagged ‘marine life’
Climate Change, Nature, Weird Stuff, Wildlife & Flora, Apr 28th, 2010,
I am starting a new weekly segment here on GreenFudge. We all know there are thousands of endangered species around the world. Here, and elsewhere, I’m sure you’ve seen more than enough reports about the plight of the tiger, or the orangutan, or the whale. And I’m sure you’re sick of seeing the same animals being covered all the time in the news. Yes, tigers are cute and more appealing than some other creatures in the world, but that doesn’t make the other creatures any less important. So, the purpose of this new segment is to bring lesser known endangered…
Tags: australia, Creature Feature, endangered species, marine life, new segment, spotlight, Spotted Handfish, Tasmania
Science & Technology, Wildlife & Flora, Jan 5th, 2010,
Another marine animal has been discovered and this one looks good enough to eat! Professor Ho Ping-ho—of the National Taiwan Ocean University—and found a new crab species off the coast of southern Taiwan. This particular crab has a striking resemblance to a favorite type of berry: the strawberry, complete with red coloring and those little white bumps. The finding was confirmed by crab specialist, Wang Chia-hsiang, and although the crab is similar to others found in Hawaiian and Polynesian areas, it has a distinctive clam-shaped shell about 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. By Heidi Marshall
Tags: Ho Ping-ho, marine life, National Taiwan Ocean University, new crab species, Science & Technology, strawberry crab, Taiwan
Science & Technology, Uncategorized, Wildlife & Flora, Jan 3rd, 2010,
Last month, I was lucky enough to spend some time along the more remote places of Virginia Beach. On one walk along the beach in particular, I found a lot of strange things washed up on the shore: horseshoe crabs, empty mermaid purses, and one odd-looking shell that still had other life forms attached! It goes to show that the sea is full of a great many strange creatures. Another such strange creature recently made the scientific spotlight: the sea urchin. Apparently, it’s been suggested that these little guys use their entire body surface as compound eyes. I certainly hope…
Tags: California purple sea urchin, eyes, eyesight, marine life, research, Science & Technology, sea urchin, study, vision
Climate Change, Wildlife & Flora, Dec 12th, 2009,
Have you ever heard those tales of how dumping toxic waste into water will cause the aquatic life to mutate into something out of science fiction? Well, apparently marine life as of late are going through some shocking changes, and while it may not be like something out of the twilight zone, it sure has baffled scientists. Acidification of the ocean has been on the rise, thanks to increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. The CO2 dissolves in the water, which makes the water more acidic. This decreases the number of carbonate ions in the ocean, which some marine…
Tags: carbon emissions, Climate change, co2, marine life, ocean acidification, sea creatures, shells
Nature, Wildlife & Flora, Dec 10th, 2009,
Blue Whales don’t sing like they used to. Their voices become increasingly deeper by the year—and scientists don’t know why. The male blue whale is the only one that sings, so one theory is the younger males are trying to emulate the sounds of older, larger blue whales for the sake of mating purposes. It could easily be compared to the way human males try to (unsuccessfully) make their voices sound lower in order to impress a woman. Whale Acoustics president, Mark McDonald, and his colleagues have been monitoring the whale songs for years. They noticed the change in blue…
Tags: Blue Whales, endangered species, lower whale song frequency, marine life, whale songs, Wildlife & Flora
Science & Technology, Wildlife & Flora, Dec 2nd, 2009,
Lurking in the pitch black ocean depths are 17,650 species that remained unknown ‘til recent years. Approximately 3 miles (5 km) below the ocean surface, these awesome creatures were discovered through cameras, sonar and other technologies. What kinds of creatures live in such places? Rather odd ones, that’s for certain. Take the Jumbo Dumbo: a primitive finned octopod named for the large Dumbo-ear-like fins they use to swim. This particular octopod is one of the largest of its kind, measuring at a length of 6 ft (2 m); and it was found roughly between 3,280 and 9,840 ft (1,000 to…
Tags: 650 new species, marine life, ocean depths, octopod, sea creatures, strange animals, yeti crab
