This hype around blackfish is killing me I know getting involved in debates would do nothing but make me stressed and depressed and maybe hurt my future but I want to so badly. Every time someone says SW orcas are all wild-caught or neglected I just about burst a vein and I just have this hope that I can stop this contagious myth but I know I can’t so why make myself feel terrible for nothing?

other-wordly: pronunciation | FEIRN-weyh, with fei as in feint

other-wordly:

pronunciation | FEIRN-weyh, with fei as in feint

the-science-llama:

Rare footage of an Oarfish in the Wild
Video — Via DeepSeaNews

Of all bony fish, the oarfish, Regalecus glesne, is the longest.  It is suggested that oarfish can reach up to 15 meters (49 feet) in length but actual recorded lengths put them at still impressive 8 meters (26  feet).  Oarfish will often was ashore or caught by fishermen.  Yet, much like the giant squid, observations of oarfish alive in the wild are rare and video of them alive in the wild are even rarer. Until now.

neaq:

Where reef meets mangroves meets seagrass: The Pelicans are an interesting ecosystem where coral reef, mangrove and seagrass habitat occur in extremely close proximity; even together at times. More pictures