These mice sure can rip. Watch them pull off some sweet floaters . . . one even scores a nice cover-up. You gotta throw these guys a big shaka for a) coming up with the idea to make a video of mice surfing waves and 2) following through on the idea.
Here’s a story about some dolphins that scientists trained to sing the the theme song to the original Batman.
Surfers are in close proximity to stingrays all the time. I see themdarting around the shallows when I’m getting in and out of the water. And when the water is clear, I can see them cruising along the bottom when I’m out in the lineup. It’s always a little nerve-racking when you see the sillouhette [...]
Yesterday in Florida a 5 ft, 30 lb stingray jumped out of the water and into an 81 yr-old man’s boat and stabbed him in the chest. According to this article the man seems to be doing OK, though open heart surgery may be necessary in order to remove a piece of the stingray barb [...]
Not all seafood is good for you. In fact, some seafood can actually be bad for you and the environment. Here’s a cool guide that tells you how eco-friendly your favorite type of seafood is. The guide also indicates whether there is a health advisory for each species. Pretty nifty. Link
Until now scientists had identified and named about 5,000 different marine microbes, but a recent survey suggests that there could be over 100 times that amount living in our oceans. Using a DNA probe marine biologists found 20,000 microbes living in a single liter of seawater. "A swimmer taking just a swallow of seawater may [...]
I love it when a plan comes together. Teeka Tan Products, a company that produces sun care products, and SharkDefense, a R&D company that focuses on chemical shark repellent technologies, are teaming up to produce a single lotion that not only protects humans against the sun’s harmful rays, but from sharks, too. Teeka also offers [...]
No joke. Officials at Southern California’s Wildlife Care Center detained four pelicans under suspicion of being drunk in public. Apparently one of the drunk birds struck the windshield of a car while the other three were suspiciously wandering the streets of Laguna Beach. Although results of toxicology tests will not be ready for several weeks, [...]