Archive for July, 2009
That seems like a fun question. And, worthwhile, especially since we wrote about the best beach movies this winter. But…Are we talking non-fiction or fiction? Let’s just say for the sake of relaxation you are asking about fiction. I can name some that come to mind, but, would love to hear feedback from others as [...]
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The Atlantic wolffish (Anarhichas lupus) may look rather frightening, but, the fish will not harm you unless it is out of water. This is rather understandable since it is out of its natural habitat. It prefers to live on rocky bottoms of the ocean floor in very deep, cold waters. Interestingly enough, they have high [...]
From their diet. They eat foods high in beta carotene, mostly shrimp and algae. They also will eat mollusks (clams or snails) or crustaceans (crabs). They gather their food by gulping water with their beak and then straining the water and eating the leftover food. So, that being said, the color often varies between bird [...]
In reality, there is just one ocean.
However, I understand the confusion as of late on the geographic names applied to different sections of this ocean ecosystem. While we lost a planet (Pluto), we gained an ocean! In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization named this new ocean the Southern Ocean. Basically, it is the southern equivalent [...]
Numerous websites will all tell you the same thing: the blobfish is the ugliest animal in the ocean. And, yes, it could be debated, but my opinion is the only one that counts here.
So, here is some information about the ugliest animal under the sea:
The blobfish lives off the coast of Tasmania and Australia.
The body [...]
At the International Beachcombing Conference from November 7-9, 2009 in Annapolis, MD. The conference brings together experienced and novice beachcombers to discuss what factors are affecting the beachcombing experience. The conference is held at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s LEED certified Phillip Merrill Environmental Center and is sponsored by The Society for Ocean Sciences, The Chesapeake [...]
Actually, before there was life on land. Life in the ocean began about 3.1 to 3.4 billion years ago. Life on land began only 400 million years ago.
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Czech … oceánu
Dutch … ocean
Bulgarian … океан
Filipino … karagatan
Finnish … meressä
German … ozean
Hungarian … ocean
Indonesian … samudra
Italian … oceano
Latvian … okeāna
Lithuanian … vandenynas
Maltese … oċean
Polish … oceanu
Portuguese … oceano
Spanish … océano
Turkish … okyanus
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Here are some clues:
Lives at the surface of the ocean.
It is only one cell.
It is an animal that eats, breathes and moves like any other animal.
The blue rays in the center hold algae.
You can find it at the American Museum of Natural History.
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