Tag: Megavertebrate Week

This Earth Day, remember the deep-sea. The goblin shark (shown here) and the frill shark are two of the rarest and deepest dwelling of sharks.…

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The core idea behind Megavertebrate Week was to identify neritic species that can be found in the deep sea, in order to make that “deep-sea…

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A close encounter with a whale shark is one of the “things to do” on the life list for many scuba divers and snorkelers. Perhaps you have been one of the lucky few to swim with these enormous friendly elasmobranchs off Honduras in Utila (pictured), off Belize at Gladden Spit, or off the coast of south Texas in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

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Conservation International wins this year’s Award for Affirmative Action by hiring an endangered species to raise awareness about biodiversity conservation and habitat loss. His health…

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Sure I could have lab full of undergraduates, graduate students, and post doctoral fellows working away at my research. On the other hand I could…

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The offspring is at it again this time asking about the nocturnal habits of whales. Luckily, Cortunix over at Blog Around the Clock addresses just…

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