BurningbirdThe critters we love and the critters that deserve our love.
I knew the weblogging place to be on the squid story would be over at PZ Myers pad, and he points to TONMO of course. The feelings are mixed: on the one hand, the number of deep sea creatures killed by fishermen lately has become rather disturbing. On the other hand, where will we get a better view […]
As much as I appreciate seeing video of rare and unusual creatures, the films coming from the Japanese marine biologists come with a high price tag. Earlier, they captured a giant squid on a hook and we got to see a giant squid in action just before it died. In the last few weeks, scientists […]
Zoë had to go in for a rather intensive physical today. She’s always been somewhat of a gorger, chomping down her dry food too fast and than…well..you know. Lately it seems to happen more frequently and we thought it was time to check her out, make sure she’s OK. Zoë’s also moving with more difficulty. […]
While most of us were agog about the recent filming of the giant squid, in Australia on Monday comes announcements of many marine discoveries in the last year. Among them are shrimp similar to ones extinct 50 million years ago, a new beaked squid, and giant lobsters. I already mentioned my favorite, the Yeti crab. It’s unfortunate that […]