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Came here for the Science but staying for the sharks🦈 Did you know you’re more likely to be bitten by a New Yorker than a shark? Saw that on the internet so it must be true.
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This is extraordinary behaviour of this smooth ray. Expelling its intestines violently to help get rid of anything it cannot pass. I shot this in Tasmania this year and we think it’s the first known documentation of this species doing this behaviour. Manta rays are known to do this. #marinelife

Heyyy there new Blueskyers and welcome! I’ve not been on here (or most socials) in months but thank you new followers. Im slowly figuring it all out. You’re giving me hope. 💙🦈

To me Faco was a NYer out there just doing the daily NYC gritty grind while bringing out the best in us. For a bird who had only known captivity for most of his life, he showed resilience in the face of the unknown. He gave us hope.Perhaps Flaco meant something to you too. #Flaco chng.it/sPtWLLWJSg

Happy Mardi Gras⚜️ from the…

Anybody watch Jon Stewart last night? He’s back. Love to see it.

If you didn’t watch the Nickelodeon broadcast of the Super Bowl, you missed a really fun time. SpongeBob & Patrick were hilarious and of course 🎶 SWEET VICTORY🎵

Sunday night

In just a few short years our #rewilding sites are showing massive increases in biodiversity, soil health and habitat quality. It’s very exciting. www.hiwwt.org.uk/blog/hiwwt/m...

I always root for the NY teams, and I’m no different today. But that’s ok, because clearly there is no owl more superb than NYC’s own Flaco. Happy Superb Owl Sunday!

The Miami Seaquarium has lost its accreditation from American Humane’s animal welfare certification program They’re about to go through some things kbindependent.org/2024/02/09/m...

From my fortune cookie: a thought for Lunar New Year 🧧

Dang. The way this caught my attention.

Corals

There’s a bunch of stuff to unpack In this story but everyone (Including Fluffy) is ok. bbc.com/news/uk-engl...

Happy Lunar New Year 🧧 2024 Year of the Dragon 🐉 If you’re born in a Dragon year you are said to be a visionary leader with a strong sense of self, energetic, determined, idealistic & independent.

Rise and brine! It’s king tides day! 👑🌊 During king tides, we experience the greatest difference in height between low tide and high tide in a 24-hour period.

Very sad. I hope more is revealed from the necropsy. 🦈 www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...

Gotta be in the top 5 of greatest fish names ever. Happy National Pizza Day! 🍕🐟 🦑

🦑 🧪 🦈 Going to try to remember to be consistent about this...if not someone give me a gentle poke. Next cute baby shark! The chain catshark 📸 www.elasmo-research.org/education/ec...

If you're a scientist, conservationist, or science communicator who has joined BlueSky in the last few days, welcome! Introduce yourself below (please use alt text in any photos) and I'll help you to get followers who love science content! Hi, I'm David! I study shark biology and conservation 🌎🧪🦑

Gorgeous photo! Now say it’s description 3x fast 😅

I must say that it’s refreshing to see SCIENCE thriving on this Blue Sky app. Sharky me could be happy here. Good morning!

Shark nerds, get ready to be happy

Hi! Two pretty famous sharks. If you know their names, we can be friends 😅