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The Scalpel’s Edge- September 05, 2008
- The sharp-tailed surgeonfish.
- Surgeonfish are colorful members of coral reef communities throughout the tropical Pacific Ocean, popular with divers and aquarists. Their brilliant colors are a warning to potential predators of their sharp defenses.
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- Back to School
- August 28, 2008
- What purpose does a school serve?
- As kids head back to classes this September, they aren't the only ones in school. Most species of fish form large aggregations called "schools" as well. The reasons why range from safety in numbers to finding food more easily to saving energy while swimming.
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- A Good Egg
- August 22, 2008
- Eggs-cellent adaptations protect cliff-dwelling seabird eggs
- Seabirds nest in remote rookeries, often on high cliffs. Their eggs are adapted to survive the sometimes harsh, highly vertical environment where the birds nest.
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- The Six Senses of Sharks
- August 15, 2008
- Sharks have the same five senses as humans – plus one more!
- Check out our "kid friendly" podcast that's all about sharks!! This exclusive podcast includes terms that people of all ages can understand. You'll learn how sharks use their senses of hearing, smell, touch, taste, and sight, and also have a sixth sense, the ability to sense electricity.
- Categories: Animal Information | Gallery Tours | For Kids |
- Midnight Sun
- July 15, 2008
- Adapting to long summer days at high latitudes.
- During the summer months above the Arctic Circle, the sun may stay above the horizon for up to weeks or months. Wildlife at these latitudes adapt to the absence of night.
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- The Grunion Return
- July 01, 2008
- The diminutive fish returns to the beaches of southern California
- Each year grunion return to the sandy beaches of southern California to lay their eggs. This unusual spectacle is readily observable during a walk on the beach, provided you’re willing to stay up late enough.
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- Natalie Webster
- Troll and Pole Tuna Fishing
- Natalie Webster is the granddaughter, daughter, and wife of tuna fishermen so tuna fishing and the ups and downs of the tuna industry have long been part of her life. Five years ago she helped found the American Albacore Fishing Association, a small fishery made up of 21 family-owned boats in San Diego, California. She talks to us about her views of the state of the tuna industry today and how the instability and potential bleak future for the industry can be helped.
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- Desray Reeb: Whale Hugger
- June 25, 2008
- A look at the world of whales.
- Desray Reeb, PhD, is what is commonly called a whale hugger. She obtained her PhD from the University of Pretoria, South Africa where her research included studies of pygmy right whales, mike, humpback, and both northern and southern right whales. More recently she has participated in studies of the northern Pacific right whale in the Bering Sea and sperm whales and other cetaceans in the Gulf of California.
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