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Glass Octopus l Phoenix Islands

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A school of stingrays riding a wave

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Friendly reminder this blog supports leopard seal positivity!

Do not hate a seal because of the species they are born into. No one can control that.

They may look scary, as an ocean dragon should, but that doesn't mean they are bad.

Leopard seals have shown kindness and empathy even to creatures outside their own species. They deserve respect and to be admired at a distance- not all animals are "only lovable if we can pet them". It's wrong to only appreciate another creature only for what it can do for us humans.

Yes, they are carnivores. But so are many animal species including lion, tigers, wolves, and other creatures who are adored. Being carnivorous is not inherently evil, and in many cases is very important in maintaining ecological balance. Seals are a keystone species! On the flip side of the coin, many of us aren't vegitarian, but that doesn't mean we're bad people!

So please take a moment to show your love for leopard seals. They are good beans!

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This has been bothering me

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In this household, *dEEP BREATH* WE. RESPECT. SHARKS. THERE IS SO MUCH R-E-S-P-E-C-T up in this B🦈TCH, WE ARE UP TO OUR NOSES IN RESPECT. WE F🦈CKING SNORT ROWS OF RESPECT FOR BREAKFAST. WE GOT RESPECT FOR DAYS. RESPECT OOZES OUT OF EVERY PORE AND HOLE IN OUR BODIES, HELL, WE GOT RESPECT COMING OUT OF HOLES WE DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WE HAD.

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Dumping anything out of an aquarium—fish, animals, and plants—can have devastating consequences for Texas’ natural waterbodies. This is true for both freshwater and saltwater aquariums. Never dump them into a natural body of water or flush them down the toilet.

THE NEXT INVASIVE SPECIES COULD COME FROM YOUR AQUARIUM.

Your aquarium fish, animals and plants are likely not native to Texas. This makes them an invasive species. When they’re dumped into the wild they can introduce disease or become serious predators, killing off local fish colonies, and damaging reefs and vegetation that keep our underwater ecosystem alive and healthy.

THE LIONFISH INVASION

What started as a beautiful pet is wreaking havoc on our coastal ecosystem. Lionfish are from the West Pacific Ocean and don’t belong here. They are believed to have been released in Florida by unsuspecting aquarium owners and have been spreading rapidly since. This aggressive and venomous fish can grow up to 19 inches long and has no natural predators here. It has become a major pest causing enormous ecological and economic damage. This invasion has reduced the number of local fish like juvenile grouper and snapper, shrimp and crab species. They can also completely strip reefs. If you see one, report it immediately.

See the whole story on how the Lionfish has become a threat.

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Pilot Whale – Scary and Magnificent

August 18, 2010 by Plus Pets

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You see pictures of Great whites breaching all the time. But they are not the only shark that breaches you know.

Here are some awesome pictures of the Basking shark breaching. A rare sight!

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Swim forever in the sunset beautiful boy 💔

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CW: animal abuse, animal death

Please help ending the shark fin trade for good! EU-petition: https://www.stop-finning-eu.org/ More petitions: http://chng.it/zfr2sGHwVv https://www.change.org/p/florida-legislature-please-make-florida-a-state-that-doesn-t-allow-the-sale-and-trade-of-shark-fins https://www.change.org/p/amazon-tell-amazon-to-ban-the-sale-of-shark-souvenirs

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Nature is simply awesome.

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Magical Kelp Forests

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!! SEA SLUG APPRECIATION POST !!

( PLUS FUN FACTS !! )

because sea slugs are absolutely beautiful

fun fact 1 - some sea slugs eat prey that is poisonous! but instead of it killing them, they store up the poison and release it against other predators

fun fact 2 - similarly to land snails, some sea slugs can have both male and female sexual organs and can have both at the same time

fun fact 3 - some sea slugs can be as small as sand particles or as big as 12 inches in length

fun fact 4 - (this one is a bit more obvious but) sea slugs belong to the same class of animals as land slugs

fun fact 5 - as pretty as they are , most sea slugs should not be handled by humans. as a lot are toxic ! do not handle a colorful sea slug unless you 100% know what you are doing!

fun fact 6 - sea slugs do have eyes but they arent good at seeing things at all.. they mostly can only sense light and darkness

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fun fact 7 - the slug shown above is a sea bunny !!! and its obviously named that because if how it looks like a bunny rabbit !!

fun fact 8 - slugs are cool and really pretty !!! and you are cool too :)

FEEL FREE TO ADD MORE SLUG PHOTOS / GIFS !!!!! i think they r so neat

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Full video: Peek-A-Boo with Hawaiian Garden Eels, PBS Nature

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