“Sitting on the edge of the Oregon coast is what appears to be a gaping sinkhole that never seems to fill despite the unbroken stream of sea water that drains into it, but Thor’s Well, as the natural wonder is known, is not bottomless, but it is very dangerous.” – Atlas Obscura Some call it …
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On Wednesday, a group of scientists said that a large iceberg had broken from Antarctica. This created a great danger to the ships. This iceberg is extremely big. According to the University of Swansea and the British Antarctic Survey, the iceberg weighs one trillion tons and measures 5,600 square kilometers. It broke off the Larsen C …
This unusual, 8-inch long marine worm looks like something out of a nightmare — a luxury nightmare, for that matter. Matthew Brown/NIWA In the vast Southern Ocean near Antarctica, there lives a giant polynoid worm that has some really peculiar looks. The two most stand-out characteristics of Eulagisca gigantea are its golden-bristled abdomen and a …
A snorkeler in Australia hardly believed her eyes when she spotted a sand mullet fish with a wedding band wrapped around its neck. Wait, is that a fish wearing a wedding ring? Image credit: Susan Prior Norfolk Island local Susan Prior was swimming off the east coast of Australia when she beheld the strange site. …
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Social media users were left amazed after a “Spanish dancer”, an enigmatic sea creature, was sighted on a beach in Australia. The Spanish dancer was spotted at Coral Bay, Western Australia. Image credit: Adigaz/Instagram Instagram user Adigaz captured the attention of the online community after sharing an incredible encounter with a “Spanish dancer” sea slug …
Terry Jacobson and his friends reeled in 11-foot-long sturgeon on B.C.’s Fraser River From left: Alex Kirk, Tom Kirk and Terry Jacobson pose with their massive sturgeon on the Fraser River. (Sturgeon Hunter/Fraser River Charters) Three men from Calgary caught a fish that was thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis big. Like, really, astonishingly, very big. Terry Jacobson, Tom Kirk and …
A colorful bird to say the least, with shades of iridescent bronze and green which are perfectly complemented by his red pants and long fluffy tail. MEET THE CUBAN TROGON The Cuban trogon or tocororo (Priotelus temnurus), is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. There’s a reason why Cuba chose this bird as their national bird, after all, his colors …
A tiny bird covered in diagnostic zebra-like black and white stripes making it resemble nothing more than a flying humbug! Meet the Black-and-white warbler Photo Courtesy of ryanacandee/CC BY 2.0 The black-and-white warbler (Mniotilta varia), is a species of New World warbler, and the only member of its Mniotilta genus. These birds, measuring 13 cm in length, are …
Blindingly gorgeous in his striking red and black suit is a bird who looks his best only at certain times of the year! Meet the Scarlet tanager The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), is a medium-sized American songbird. Until recently, it had been placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), but it and other members of its genus are now classified as belonging to …
A tiny bird whose iridescent rufous tones blend and shimmer to create a stunning little gem of a bird. The rufous-throated sapphire (Hylocharis sapphirina), is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. The male has mainly green upperparts, lower breast, and belly. This green is shiny, almost iridescent in appearance. His chin is rufous, fore-neck and …
