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Measuring between 24 and 33 meters in length and weighing up to 200 tons, the blue whale is the largest animal on the planet, and is thought be the largest animal that ever existed. Belonging to the baleen whales, the blue whale—which in reality is blue-gray—is a marine mammal and is found in all oceans except the Arctic and enclosed seas. Despite their global distribution, they number between 10,000–25,000, making them the most endangered of the great whales. Blue whales reproduce sexually and…

Anyway, we had to go get bait so we stopped at a bait shop to pick up some packs of Nightcrawlers which were large worms that are really vital for catching Largemouth Bass which was our favorite species to fish for. After getting the bait, we hopped on the freeway and started driving to our destination. The destination was a place we call the “Tree Trunk” because of the tree trunk that is in the water, 10-15 from shore. It is located in the city of Isleton…

Yong, Ed. “Fish Watches Food. Scientists Watch Fish’s Thoughts”. National Geographic 31 January 2013, 1-2. In the article "Fish Watches Food. Scientists Watch Fish’s Thoughts”, by Ed Yong, Japanese scientists modified a larval zebrafish’s neurons to produce a bright green glow whenever they fire by injecting a jellyfish protein called GFP which gives a bright green glow when neurons pass signals to one another allowing the scientists to see its brain activity. Since larval zebrafishes’ bodies…

this is all about a seahorses birth. Their birth is very interesting here are some facts about it. Only 1% of seahorses survive when they are born due to the currents and predators. About 2,000 “fry” are born at a time. When they are born,like other fish, the parents leave them on their own. Before the male gives birth he waits 45 days till they are fully emerged from the pouch. Surprisingly, seahorses are known for staying with the same mate for the rest of their lives. During the mating…

They’d be able to look across the river to the Idaho side and see a white pick-up truck parked in the mudflats next to the water. They’d see the family casting their fishing poles and hear them joking as the dad yells “fish” and yank his pole upward only to discover that the fish took his bait. They’d hear the innocent sound of their children’s voices as…

The californian red-sided garter snake is a extraordinary snake that people don’t know about. The snake is found on the west coast of North America. The red-sided garter snake is, “ dark green or black colored. Three, well-defined yellow stripes stretch along the backs and lateral sides of the body. Space between the stripes is filled with red or orange vertical bars” (soft schools- interesting red-sided garter snake facts”. The snake is not found much because natural disaster kill them easily.…

In summer of 2013 the documentary Blackfish premiered in select theaters and on CNN. This film highlights the reality of SeaWorld -- behind closed doors. It focuses on Tilikum, a 12,500 pound bull Orca (Cowperthwaite). Tilikum’s tragic story became the inspiration for the documentary. This highly controversial film has been the root cause of numerous protests and many recent changes within SeaWorld. Just one year after Blackfish SeaWorld went down 48% in the stock market and lost 7% of their…

In his original findings, John Endler (1978) reported that male guppies in high predator areas tend to have patterns that resemble their environment so they don’t stand out. Guppies with low or no predation, tend to not blend in and are brighter with more and larger spots (Endler, 1978). Endler thought that this could be happening because color patterns are molded by natural selection and sexual selection. Although brighter males are often preferred by the females, they are also more likely to…

When great whites are young, they feed on fish and rays. However, when they grow older their main prey are mammals, including seals and small whales. Great whites have not suddenly started craving human. There are many survivors of attacks that would tell you so. Similarly, the domestic cat’s diet…

It was a gloomy day. I was at our Subdivision’s Local Beach getting ready to swim out to the raft with my four friends. The “raft” as we called it was the bottom end of a Pontoon Boat anchored in the center of Dollar Lake. Occasionally the rain and winds blew it. When my friends arrived we dove into the shallow end of the beach and acquainted our bodies with the cold, late Summer temperature. After a few minutes my friend Gage shouted, “Let’s Go!” and the four of us swam onwards toward the raft.…