Year: 2011
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Dance of the boobies
Kaitlyn Ferguson tracked this blue footed booby couple on the island of North Seymour in the Galapagos for several weeks before getting this amazing never-before-seen footage. The male begins on the rock and attracts his lady over to his lair with a dance of love. When the female lifts her tail, she accepts his invitation.…
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Rethink the shark
Check out the Save Our Seas Foundation‘s take on shark attack stats. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k06shnNI8vY&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
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Cristina the shark tamer
From the SM archives; [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK2LpUoqX6A[/youtube]
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Graphic arts depiction of shark fin fishing
From photographic artist Chris Jordan: Depicts 270,000 fossilized shark teeth, equal to the estimated number of sharks of all species killed around the world every day for their fins. Zoom in and you see more;
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How to take great shark pictures
There’s no doubt that sharks have come a long way since JAWS, but they still suffer something of an image crisis. Shark week does a good job of championing these fantastic beasts, but we haven’t quite got away from the ‘don’t go into the water’ mentality. So, what can we do to shift this ingrained…
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Another urban shark from a Seamonster fan
Following on from yesterday’s introduction to urban shark spotting, Seamonster fan James Innes sent us this great picture of shark street art from Moorea. Thanks James! Anybody else got pictures of urban sharks to send us?
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Urban shark spotting
Even if you live nowhere near the ocean, there are still sharks to be spotted. Here’s a selection of shark street art from around the world. [cincopa AEGA4r653vUx]
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Send your artwork to the bottom of the ocean!
Haven’t you always dreamed of sending your art 5,000 meters down to the bottom of the ocean? Okay, maybe not, but if you think that sounds pretty awesome: now’s your chance! In late September, the ocean drilling research vessel JOIDES Resolution will head to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Scientists on board from the Center for Dark…
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Government scientist who reported dead polar bears is suspended
Remember all the hoopla about polar bears facing a grim future as Arctic warming eliminates the pack ice that the bears live on? Polar bears went viral and became the poster children for the impending loss of biodiversity in the face of climate change. It all started when biologist Charles Monnett, employee of what was…
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Why sharks matter
David Shiffman AKA WhySharksMatter is one of the crew of awesome bloggers at Southern Fried Science. He has made a slew of posts about shark conservation this year, particularly about legislation to control or ban shark fishing and shark fin trading. He even has a shark movie and lesson plan called Four things everyone needs…