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Alex V.
flipped into Cool Shizzz
Eating
This bizarre vampire parasite becomes a living tongue inside fish heads
SYFY WIRE - Jeff Spry
Sometimes the horrors of the natural world seem like something straight out of a gore-fueled midnight fright flick, and this petrifying parasite that …
Aug 16, 2020
Marie-Fleur Menezes
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Fishing
Alarm over discovery of hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels near Galápagos Islands
The Guardian - Dan Collyns in Lima
The fleet, found just outside a protected zone, raises the prospect of damage to the marine ecosystem Ecuador has sounded the alarm after its navy discovered a huge fishing fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged...
Jul 28, 2020
Dylan O'Daily
flipped into Animals And Nature
Science
Record number of fish at abyssal depths found in the Pacific
newatlas.com - By David Szondy
A team of scientists from three notable oceanographic institutions has discovered the largest-ever aggregations of fish to be seen in the abyssal …
Nov 25, 2020
crosscourier
flipped into The Universal Curiosity Shop
Farming
We found algae-farming fish that domesticate tiny shrimp to help run their farms
theconversation.com - William Feeney and Rohan Brooker
Humans are experts at domesticating other species and our world would be unrecognisable without it. There would be no cities, no supermarkets, and no …
Dec 8, 2020
vegpwr
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Science
Ultra-black fish scales could be the future of astronomy
Inverse - Sarah Wells
600 feet beneath the ocean's surface dwells one of nature's strangest animals: a fish that can absorb light like a black hole. Karen Osborn, a …
Dec 4, 2020
Mimi L
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Tasmania
50,000 Salmon Escaped From a Tasmanian Fish Farm
Gizmodo - Dharna Noor
A leak in Tasmania is sparking fears of pollution. But it’s not an oil, gas, or chemicals; what leaked is at least 50,000 fish. Farmed salmon, to be …
Nov 24, 2020
Martin
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Fishing
5 Reasons Sport Fishing is Cruel and Unnecessary
One Green Planet - Nadia Schwingle
Fishing as a “hobby” often evokes one of two images: 1) a relaxing day of sitting out on a boat or 2) the ubiquitous off-putting dating profile photo …
Nov 17, 2020
Dia
flipped into Animals
Sturgeon
This Fish Should Not Exist
The Atlantic - Christie Wilcox
Their mothers were Russian sturgeons—large carnivores with creamy bellies, short, rounded snouts, and green, dragon-like scales. Their fathers were American paddlefish—smooth-skinned filter feeders with...
Aug 9, 2020
All That's Interesting
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Also known as the pirarucu or paiche fish, the arapaima is a massive air-breathing fish native to the Amazon Basin in South America. https://allthatsinteresting.com/arapaima
Amazon Basin
Meet The Arapaima, The Amazon ‘River Monster’ That Has Survived For 23 Million Years
allthatsinteresting.com - Natasha Ishak
Aug 15, 2020
AJ !
flipped into CONCEPT ! SPACE ! TECH . . .
Viral
A video of a bird capturing a massive shark-like fish is going viral for its resemblance to 'Sharknado'
Business Insider - Shoshy Ciment
A video of a bird of prey capturing a large, shark-like fish in its claws has gone viral on social media, evoking multiple references to the science-fiction cult movie phenomenon "Sharknado." The video,...
Jul 3, 2020
SHANETHEFORTEAN
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University of Tasmania
Why the death of a small, punk-like fish rocked the marine world
The Guardian - Zoe Kean
In 1802, when French naturalist François Péron slipped a small, chunky Australian fish into a jar of preservative, little did he suspect that his unassuming prize would be the only member of its species...
Oct 21, 2020
Chase Gietter
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Bears
Super Weird Robot Spy Bear Cub Goes Fishing With Real Grizzlies
theinertia.com - The Inertia
Remember Grizzly Man? That mid-2000s film that featured Timothy Treadwell’s interactions with bears before he died in a bear attack? There is an …
Jul 16, 2020
AJ !
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Biology
The Genome of Your Pet Fish Is Extremely Weird
WIRED - John Timmer, Ars Technica
Unlike most domestic animals, the goldfish is purely decorative. Humans have domesticated a large number of animals over their history, some for food, …
Nov 8, 2020
SHANETHEFORTEAN
flipped into These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things
Bears
Hungry wolf shows up on bear cams, scarfs dozens of fish
Mashable - Mark Kaufman
Alaska's Brooks River, home to the livestreaming bear cams, is the dominion of big, fat bears. Yet early Saturday morning, when the waterfall where the bears feast was quiet, a gray wolf appeared on the...
Jul 6, 2020
MB
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Romania
Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish
bbc.co.uk - By Stephen McGrath
On a tiny stretch of the fast-flowing Valsan river in Romania lives one of the rarest fish in Europe, and quite possibly the world. The 65-million-year-old Asprete was first discovered by a biology student...
Nov 8, 2020
SHANETHEFORTEAN
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Biology
Sharks hunt huge school of fish off NY coast in ‘scary and beautiful’ aerial footage
miamiherald.com - Katie Camero
Sharks chase fish all the time. They have to eat somehow, right? But sometimes, the hunt creates a kaleidoscope of changing patterns that make the …
Dec 2, 2020
Juana M.
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Whales
Humpback Whale Trapped in New York Harbor Freed from 4,000 Pounds of Fishing Gear
One Green Planet - Eliza Erskine
A humpback whale was trapped at the entrance of New York Harbor by fishing gear that had anchored it to the bottom of the harbor. Scientists flew …
Sep 6, 2020
purplecarrot
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Ecuador
Ecuador’s Waters Are Being Pillaged by Illegal Chinese Fishing Boats
VICE - Wes Michael Tomaselli
Squid are being sucked out of the the sea illegally, threatening to unbalance the entire marine ecosystem, said experts. MEDELLÍN, Colombia - Off the coast of Ecuador, a marine ecosystem is hurtling toward...
Nov 23, 2020
National Geographic
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Forests
Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry, taking forests and fish with it
National Geographic - Stefan Lovgren
Drought and dams have pushed Tonle Sap into dangerous decline, threatening its swamp forests and the fish nurseries there that provide most of the nation's protein. Hun Sotharith recalls when he moved...
Aug 17, 2020
AJ !
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Food & Dining
Scientists Accidentally Bred the Fish Version of a Liger
The New York Times - Annie Roth
At first glance, American paddlefish and Russian sturgeon seem about as different as two fish can be. The Russian sturgeon, whose eggs are used to make top-shelf caviar, is a carnivore that hoovers crustaceans...
Jul 15, 2020
Louise Sharman
flipped into Wild Worlds. People who care n those that def dont!
Romania
Back from the dead: Race to save Romania's 65 million-year-old fish
BBC News - By Stephen McGrath
On a tiny stretch of the fast-flowing Valsan river in Romania lives one of the rarest fish in Europe, and quite possibly the world. The 65-million-year-old Asprete was first discovered by a biology student...
Nov 8, 2020
BBC News
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Ecuador
Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands
bbc.co.uk - BBC News
Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a huge fleet of mostly Chinese-flagged fishing vessels off its Galapagos Islands. Patrols are trying to ensure the fleet - which is made up of around 260 vessels...
Jul 29, 2020
Obed Ortiz
flipped into PLANTS & ANIMALS
Jellyfish
Invasive jellyfish big enough to harm boats, fishing gear spotted in SC, photos show
macon.com - Simone Jasper
A jellyfish that can wreak havoc on boats and fishing equipment was spotted in South Carolina. The species, called Australian spotted jellyfish, was …
Nov 5, 2020
Fox News
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Fishing
Rare all-white shark found: 'The fish of a lifetime'
Fox News - Chris Ciaccia
Talk about a shark with huge pearly whites. The first-ever albino shark has been captured off Britain, near the Isle Of Wight, British news agency SWNS reports. Jason Gillespie was deep-sea fishing in...
Oct 5, 2020