Post by: @mermaid.kayleigh 🦈✨Reminiscing about the once in a lifetime opportunity I got to be face to face with a very large, pregnant Great White. Of all the things this was, scary wasn’t one of them. You would think watching the immense power of her jaw & muscles around the gills destroy this whale carcass would be intimidating, yet it was captivating in a different way. She showed no aggression towards us whatsoever which implies that we still know so little about this incredible animal. Watching her feed was the purest & truest form of nature doing what nature is supposed to do. Being in situations like that make me humble to nature’s perfect creations.✨
Just beneath this squid’s skin surface are thousands of color-changing cells called chromatophores.
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Here's more on where this video came from: In the middle of a dock near an osprey nest, Drew @drchicone found this little squid. It was most likely dropped there by a bird. He shared with us that he immediately grabbed a bucket of water and submerged the squid. After that, it began this impressive color-changing display of its chromatophores, which are skin cells in cephalopods that allow them to change color, which Drew was able to capture in this quick video. The squid was returned to the ocean afterward.
🎥 @drchicone
I kissed a whale and I liked it 💋
🎥 by darinlang via @nats.m.f 🐋💙
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Connecting with the California Grey Whales in this area is most definitely a great way for anyone to truly experience Whales that want to feel love and affection from humans! I believe once you've experienced this, you'll fall in love with this and want to do everything within your power to protect all whales! In this area Momma Grey Whales actually teach their new born pups how to recieve this! Truly Amazing! Enjoy but Please Protect! 🙏
words by @jim_abernethy
What a catch 🐻🐟tag someone that needs to see this!
Video by @mikewolfel
Check out these Alaskan coastal brown bears doing what they do best: fishing for salmon to beef up for winter hibernation. 🐻
After a bear would catch salmon, it would usually take it to calmer waters to devour it; other times, it would eat the salmon right away! This was shot in Katmai National Park and Preserve, which aims to protect 9,000 years of human history and serves as an important habitat for salmon and thousands of brown bears. You can also watch the live stream online of the bears catching salmon! 🔭
How amazing is this moment?
📍 Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA
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