Around twenty years ago, sea lions began taking up residence on Pier 39 in San Francisco, gradually becoming a tourist attraction. There was no rhyme or reason for their appearance, but appear they did and soon they became almost as famous as the street cars or the Golden Gate bridge. Then, about a month ago, the sea lions all but …
Deep and cold
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has been carrying out a study on biodiversity in the Southern Ocean and has released a set of pictures of marine life in the area. The images were taken in the Bellingshausen Sea, West Antarctica, and feature such marine creatures as ice fish, sea pigs, basket stars, rare rays, octopuses and other magnificent specimens. A …
Coconuts to go
The coconut-carrying veined octopus is the newest member of the elite club of tool-using animals—and the first member without a backbone, if you discount politicians. Read more HERE
And there he was
Strange things you find in the leg of a plant pot holder!