ocean – Page 27 – wishwhale

everydayamermaid:

by Miss Capricho (website)

giffingsharks:

Rather than swim, Epaulette sharks often “walk” by using their pectoral fins as a pair of rudimentary legs.

lsleofskye:

Tahiti

creatures-alive:

Humpback in Alaska by Alana Lynn Starkweather

mooonjellies:

Blue Ridge Walker

banshy:

Ocean Blue // Warren Keelan

asieybarbie:

…so I ended up getting just super lazy/messy with it. and it came out bleh, lol.

captdaveswhalewatchingsafari:

Blue Whales 2016 – An Appreciation Post

Blue sightings may have been unusually scarce in southern California this summer, but the encounters we did have were nothing short of spectacular!

These massive cetaceans are truly incredible. Seeing them in-person is an experience that one will never forget.

Photos by Naturalists Mark Tyson and Craig DeWitt

cityasyouwalk:

Comb Jellies (Ctenophora)

Comb jellies are beautiful, oval-shaped animals with eight rows of tiny comblike plates that they beat to move themselves through the water. As they swim, the comb rows diffract light to produce a shimmering, rainbow effect. Voracious predators on other jellies, some can expand their stomachs to hold prey nearly half their own size. (Taken from the Monterey Bay Aquarium website)