Photo: “Bizarre” Octopuses Carry Coconuts as Instant Shelters
Hey! If a European swallow can’t carry coconuts, and the African swallow is non-migratory… It must have been an octopus!!
“Louis, a giant Pacific octopus at the Blue Reef Aquarium in Cornwall, England, is so attached to his Mr Potato Head toy that he turns aggressive when aquarium staff try to remove it from his tank.
“The giant Pacific octopus was given the toy for Christmas and has even learned to dig out food hidden in the secret box at the back of it.”
Octopi are the best!
Ornamental fish expo
(AP photo by Wally Santana / November 6, 2009) Two Barbour’s seahorses are seen at the Taiwan International Aquarium Expo in Taipei, Taiwan. The expo is one of Asia’s biggest ornamental fish and accessories exhibition for the aquatic fish industry
(photo and caption via Chicago Tribune)
The Guardian | The Secret Life of Seahorses
Feeding on shrimp.
‘Seahorses don’t live in crowded neighbourhoods, possibly because their plankton food is too scarce to support more than a handful of adults in a habitat the size of a tennis court.’
Photograph: George Grall/Getty Images/National Geographic.
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A female sperm whale feeds on a giant squid. Underwater photographer Tony Wu travelled to the Japanese islands of Ogasawara to photograph whales. Picture: BARCROFT MEDIA. via telegraph uk
GO WHALE! You get that damn creepy cephalopod!
Dolphins Play Football with Jellyfish | telegraph uk
The bottlenose dolphins, which were off the Welsh coastline at the time, were caught on video for the first time playing jellyfish football. Photo: newsteam / Sea Watch Foundation.
Jellyfish football, all the cool dolphins are playing it. (video here)
For reals??
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Oh man, what an awesome video! If I could have, or become, any animal, it would be an octopus.
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Leafy Sea Dragon | Dark Roasted Blend
“It’s found along the coastline of Australia; a fully grown leafy sea dragon can reach about 45cm (18in). During mating, the female deposits up to 250 bright pink eggs onto a special “brood patch” on the underside of the tail of the male where they are attached and fertilized.”
