Learn how the worlds’ oceans have changed dramatically in the last five decades, and what humans can do–and are doing–to help protect and restore them.
So in the 1950s you couldn’t win a prize if your fish
That toothy grin might make you think this is a crocodile or an alligator. But the Yacaré caiman is neither. Caimans are closely related to alligators, but you won’t run into one in a Louisiana swamp.
Bolivia, and Paraguay Diet: snails, water snakes, fish
This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.
along the coasts of North and South America Diet: fish
This large dark bird is unmistakable soaring in the air along the coast.
along the coasts of North and South America Diet: fish
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members for the Decoration and Development of the Fish
Chris Filardi reports from the Solomon Islands about the „white sand and azure holes“ of coral lagoons in the archipelago.
Some fish spend their whole lives in lagoons and the
Far beneath the ocean’s surface is a mysterious world of cold temperatures, intense pressure, and almost total darkness. The deep sea remains largely unexplored and unknown to humans.
Inhabitants: billions of creatures, including carnivorous fish
Many animals and plants use color to warn predators to stay away, and the blue ringed octopus is no exception. When this small mollusk is disturbed, blue circular rings light up all over its body.
lunulata Size: about 8 inches long Diet: crabs and fish
Confuciusornis is the earliest-known toothless, beaked bird.
Size: 8-12 inches long Diet: plants (and possibly fish
Herbert R. and Evelyn Axelrod Research Curator, Department of Ichthyology, Division of Vertebrate Zoology
and evolutionary morphology of tropical freshwater fish
