sea life – wishwhale

Seals on the beach in La Jolla

Seals off the coast of Southern California

sitoutside:

Humpback whale and sky by Gaby Barathieu

freedomforwhales:

Minkes are found in all oceans, though they are rarely observed in the tropics. They seem to prefer icy waters, and are found right up to the edge of the icepack in polar regions, and have actually become entrapped in the ice fields on occasion.

end0skeletal:

The blue-ringed octopuses (genus Hapalochlaena) are three (or perhaps four) octopus species that live in tide pools and coral reefs in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Japan to Australia.

Contrary to popular belief, the blue-ringed octopus is not the only venomous octopus. In fact, studies have shown all octopuses are venomous. The blue-ringed, however, is the only octopus with venom powerful enough to kill a human.

thelovelyseas:

An octopus in the Mayotte lagoon by

Gaby Barathieu

lifeofafuturemarinebiologist:

Little Princess by acosmichippo on Flickr.

lifeunderthewaves:

Mola Mola in the Blue 2 by Valhal Second Photos taken With the go pro, nearer but moresharp

thelovelyseas:

Humpback whale by Joost van Uffelen

From as early as June and July humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) start to appear along the shores of South Africa and Mozambique after travelling thousands of kilometers from Antarctica. These massive on average 12 to 16 meter long mammals have only one goal and that is arriving on their mating and calving grounds as far up north as Kenya. This whale is a newborn humpback calf of about 6m in length.