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Squid eyes under the knife Jun 11 2008
What has eyes the size of dinner plates, fearsome suckers that cling to its prey, razor-sharp hooks to shred its victims and two beaks to crush the remains? It’s the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) – an elusive “killing machine” from the dark depths of Antarctic seas.
The week’s most viewed stories Jun 6 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 30 May to Thursday 05 June 2008) were:
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Dolphins appear out of the blue
Out in the bay where the waves break, a pod of these marine mammals emerges from deeper water.
The week’s most viewed stories May 30 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 23 May to Thursday 29 May 2008) were:
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Dolphins appear out of the blue
Out in the bay where the waves break, a pod of these marine mammals emerges from deeper water.
Seals crowd onto rocks May 29 2008
Earth-Touch filmed thousands of Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus) packed into the rocky outcrop that is the Cape Cross seal reserve in Namibia.
Humans and other ocean mammals May 19 2008
Dealing with creatures in the sea on a daily basis often raises questions about how some more “sensitive” animals should be dealt with.
Tags: dive, dolphin, freedive, human, mammal, marine, ocean, sea, seal, sunfish, whaleDid you know? African penguin May 12 2008
Formerly known as the jackass penguin, the African penguin (Spheniscus dermersus) got its original name from its call, which is uncannily similar to that of a donkey.
African penguins are endemic to the Southern African countries of South Africa and Namibia, and mostly occur within a few kilometeres of the coastline. Non-breeding birds spend most of their time at sea.
Tags: africa, african penguin, bird, call, cape, conservation, dive, eat, fish, jackass, namibia, ocean, penguin, sea, south africa, swim, threatened, waterThe 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:
Did you know? How many fish are there in the sea? Apr 8 2008
Can you guess how many different fish species there are in the sea? Five thousand? Twenty thousand? More than a hundred thousand?
Tags: bluespotted chromis, boxy, chromis, dive, fish, indian ocean, name, ocean, sea, species, underwater, videoSnorkelling with great white sharks Apr 7 2008
Scuba diving in clean, cold water at Struisbaai, on South Africa’s Western Cape coast, the Earth-Touch crew were enjoying watching some lively fish activity.
Tags: africa, fish, great white, marine, ocean, scuba, shark, snorkel, south africa, struisbaai, western capeDark clouds and great whites Mar 25 2008
A blanket of apprehension lay over the day’s divers – the crew from Earth-Touch and a few British tourists. There were dark storm clouds making their way towards the area we were going to try to find the great white sharks, and the surface of the sea was windswept, with white caps dotted across the ocean surface.
The boats were loaded, and soon we were pounding our way to Skip Skop, an area 7km (4mi) off the coast, with a ferocious reputation for great whites (Carcharodon carcharias). As we sped from the base, the excitement seemed to drain from the faces with every kilometre we travelled.
Tags: adrenaline, animal, bait, bite, camera, coast, colour, eye, female, fin, fish, great white, green, jaw, nerves, ocean, power, sea, shark, skip skop, south africa, speed, storm, swim, tail, visibility, water, western cape, white, windThe week’s most viewed stories (March 14 to 20 2008) Mar 21 2008
The most popular stories on Earth-Touch in the past week (from Friday 14 March to Thursday 20 March 2008) were:
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Close encounter with a leviathan
Did you know? Great white shark Mar 18 2008
The great white shark, which is named for its large size and white underbelly, is one of the ocean’s most powerful and awesome predators. But it’s really the great white’s scientific name, Carcharodon carcharias, which says it all – it means “jagged-toothed one”.
Tags: attack, diet, fish, great white shark, ocean, predator, shark, sharks, teeth, vertebrateDid you know? Anemones and clownfish Mar 13 2008
Sea anemones are predatory animals, closely related to jellyfish. They live on rocks and reefs in the ocean. There are many types of anemone. Sometimes, many anemones will attach to a reef, together looking like a giant, colourful, underwater carpet.
Tags: anemone, clownfish, fish, gender, indian ocean, invertebrate, ocean, pacific ocean, poison, protect, reef, vertebrateFlickr group: pic of the day – jellyfish Mar 6 2008
This photograph of jellyfish has been chosen as our Earth-Touch Flickr group
“picture of the day”.
Wildlife news from around the world
Secrets of Antarctic superglue Feb 14 2008
Single-celled ocean organisms build sophisticated shells using a super-effective underwater adhesive – and absorb carbon in the process.
Tags: adhesive, antarctic, carbon, foodchain, foram, foraminifera, glue, ocean, organism, sam bowser, sand, single-cell, superglueFocus on marine footage Feb 5 2008
Earth-Touch aims to bring users beautiful footage of animals, including marine life, as soon as possible after it has been filmed (wherever we can, within 24 hours).
Tags: bluespotted chromis, bottlenose dolphin, cape fur seal, chromis, dolphin, great white shark, kwazulu-natal, marine, ocean, sea, seal, shark, south africa, southern right whale, whaleOcean swell: how big is big? Oct 23 2007
Living and working on the coast, I often hear arguments about the size of waves or swells that end up crashing on our shore. The banter is usually divided between fishermen and surfers, each having a different perspective on why the size of a wave is relevant.
Fishermen who navigate the surface of the sea in boats have the utmost respect for big swells and waves. At all costs these mountains of water must be avoided.
Tags: atlantic ocean, fisherman, indian ocean, ocean, pacific ocean, seawater, size, swell, waveWildlife news from around the world
Turtle mystery solved Sep 27 2007
The hatchlings of the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) enter the ocean soon after they are born – and vanish for up to five years. For 50 years, researchers have been unable to explain what happens to them during this period, before they return closer to shore fully grown.
Did you know? Wrecks form coral reefs Sep 25 2007
Shipwrecks often form natural coral reefs alive with colourful corals and an abundance of underwater life, as is illustrated in the Nebo shipwreck.
The Nebo was a 2000-ton steamship that sank off the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in 1884, on her maiden voyage from Sunderland in the United Kingdom to Durban, South Africa. It was carrying a railway bridge for Amanzimtoti, a town just south of Durban, aboard, when it sank. It now lies upside down about 1km (0.62mi) north-west of Aliwal Shoal.
Tags: aliwal shoal, angelfish, catfish, colour, coral, durban, kwazulu-natal, nebo, ocean, reef, shipwreck, south africa, sunderland, united kingdomTreat your soul to a sunrise Aug 24 2007
There is perhaps nothing more beautiful and marvelous than the sun slowly rising above the ocean.
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