Category: marine
The amazing coelacanth
The coelacanth, or Latimeria chalumnae Smith, is one of the most interesting types of fish in the world. This primitive-looking fish was […]
06/17/2011. Category: marine. Tags: coelacanth
Do fish drink water?
“Water everywhere and not a drop to drink.” Talking about the sea, of course. Each 100 pounds of seawater contains almost 4 […]
10/31/2010. Category: marine. Tags: drink, fish, water
Do penguins topple over while gazing at airplanes?
During the 1982 Falklands war British pilots reported that penguins toppled over backward while gazing at the planes. British navy pilots were […]
08/01/2010. Category: marine. Tags: penguins
Sharks are immune to almost all known diseases
Sharks are the only animals that almost never get sick: they are immune to almost every known disease. Their body frames are […]
08/01/2010. Category: marine. Tags: sharks
The blue-ringed octopus
First you will feel nauseous. Your vision becomes hazy. Within seconds you are blind. You lose your sense of touch. You cannot […]
02/03/2010. Category: marine. Tags: octopus
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