Results tagged “eel” on Earth Touch Blog
Bounty on Sodwana reefs May 13 2008
There’s always a lot to see at Bikini and Ribbon reefs in Sodwana Bay, which is part of the Isimangaliso Wetland Park on South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast.
Tags: africa, coral, eel, fish, indian ocean, isimangaliso, marine, moray, ray, reef, sodwana, south africa, sponge, turtleThe week’s most viewed stories Apr 11 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 05 April to Thursday 10 April 2008) were:
International Year of the Reef Jan 30 2008
The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) has designated 2008 the International Year of the Reef.
Earth-Touch has published high-definition video footage filmed at several reef locations in the past year. Users can explore this underwater treasure trove by following these links:
Tags: coral, eel, fan, gorgonian fan, international coral reef initiative, kwazulu-natal, lobster, paperfish, parrotfish, reef, south africa, spongeCleaning stations of the sea Jan 30 2008
In the Earth-Touch clip, Carpet of devil firefish, fish and eels take shelter in caves and small overhangs at the reef in Ponta Malongane Bay, southern Mozambique, in order to get cleaned.
Did you know? Moray eels Jan 4 2008
Moray eels are nocturnal sea creatures, hunting and feeding on small fish and octopus by night. They find their meals through their sense of smell.
Having no pectoral fins, they resemble snakes, but they also lack scales. There are many species of moray, including the honeycomb moray (the largest) and the geometric moray (the most common).
Tags: cleaner shrimp, eel, indian ocean, moray eelThe week’s most viewed stories Dec 21 2007
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 14 December to Thursday 20 December 2007) were:
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Hippo bull shows his dominanceThe pod’s hierarchy comes under pressure when flood waters recede and animals gather in large numbers.
Forging new frontiers to film in Mozambique Dec 10 2007
We’ve just relocated to southern Mozambique off the south-east coast of Africa for early summer, to meet the sharks, turtles, dolphins and blue water that all move into this area at this time of the year.
The lack of infrastructure in this area, crooked port captain and bad roads are offset by the opportunity to film on relatively pristine reefs, some of which that have had no SCUBA impact at all. I guess this is the trade-off for working in difficult places!
Tags: boulders, devil firefish, eel, emperor snapper, fish basket, g-spot, geometric moray eel, leopard moray eel, mozambique, reef, rockcod, scorpionfish, scuba, zebra sharkJostling on the reef Dec 5 2007
Fish aren’t just slippery: they can also push and shove. This underwater bossing and barging is clearly seen in the Earth-Touch clip, Fish and eel jostle for position.
The Fish Basket dive site off the coast of Southern Mozambique is home to a variety of fish species, which you can see in this footage.
Tags: cleaner shrimp, devil firefish, eel, fish basket, reef, rockcod, snapperWildlife news from around the world
Moray eels use two sets of jaws Sep 11 2007
Prawns clean the specialist jaws of a leopard moray eel (left) and a geometric moray. Watch the full clip: Cleaner shrimps at work on eel.
A study at the University of California, Davis, has revealed that moray eels have a unique way of feeding, National Geographic News, ScienceDaily and LiveScience have reported.
Tags: cleaner shrimp, eel, geometric moray eel, indian ocean, jaw, moray eel, mouth, pharynx, shrimp, throat, university of california, berkeleyEarth-Touch team’s favourite stories of all time – please tell us yours? Aug 31 2007
We’ve canvassed the Earth-Touch team internally, and asked them to nominate some of their favourite footage published on the web portal so far. The results follow below.
We’’d love to hear what your favourite clips are – please post your votes and thoughts
as a comment to this blog.
The following stories received multiple votes:
Eyeball to eyeball with a great white shark
Watch the footage was filmed near Dyer Island, off the south-eastern coast of South Africa.
Tags: amphibian, bird, breathe, cheetah, crab, crocodile, crustacean, eastern cape, eel, gannet, great white shark, hippo, kwazulu-natal, mamba, mudhopper, mudskipper, plant, reptile, serval, snake eel, south africa, tsessebe, whale, wildebeest, zebra
What lies beneath … Jul 30 2007
By Tamar Blieden, editorial team
Ocean-dwelling species as diverse as great white sharks, rays, eels and the Disney-like devil firefish have become ‘regulars’ on Earth-Touch, introducing us if familiar characters in a children’s fantasy to an underwater world of wonder.
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