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Tag Archives: global warming
How Seals are Affected By Climate Change
Ah, polar bears get all the attention because of the ice caps melting due to global warming, but there wouldn’t be any polar bears if us ice seals weren’t around to feed them! Not that I want to be polar … Continue reading
The Endangered Animals of Finding Nemo: Clownfish
Did you know that 1 in 6 animals featured in Finding Nemo is endangered? Here’s one that may soon be listed as endangered: Hi, I’m Nemo! In school today Mr. Ray told us that clownfish might become an endangered species. … Continue reading
Polar Bears, Polar Ice Caps Melting, and Global Warming
Hello, my name is Ursula. I am a polar bear. While it is flattering to be the poster “animal” for global warming, it just plain sucks to be a polar bear in this day and age. Don’t get me wrong, … Continue reading
Posted in Marine Mammals, Polar Bears
Tagged global warming, overfishing, polar bear, sea level rise
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Meet Bolt, a Humboldt or Jumbo Squid
In honor of October 10, Squid and Cuttlefish Day during Cephalopod Awareness Days, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Bolt. I am a Humboldt squid, or jumbo squid. It always amuses me that humans are so frightened … Continue reading
Ollie the Octopus on International Cephalopod Awareness Days and the State of the Oceans
Wow, it’s already International Cephalopod Awareness Days again! (see my post from last year’s Octopus Day about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Here are the Cephalopod Awareness Days we are celebrating: October 8 is Octopus Day (my favorite!), October 9 … Continue reading
Posted in Ollie the Octopus
Tagged cephalopod, garbage, global warming, ocean acidification, plastic pollution, sea level rise
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Ollie the Octopus on Coral Bleaching & the Great Barrier Reef
Ollie the octopus here. I’m back to talk about more pressing problems that our oceans are facing. I previously covered ocean acidification and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Today I wanted to discuss a recent study I was told about … Continue reading
Posted in Cephalopods, Ollie the Octopus
Tagged coral bleaching, global warming, ocean acidification, pollution
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How Sea Otters Fight Global Warming
The simple answer is that sea otters are a keystone species that eat the sea urchins who graze on kelp. The kelp then flourishes and sequesters (sucks up) carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. So sea otters indirectly fight global warming. … Continue reading
Terry the Pteropod on Ocean Acidification
Hello, my name is Terry and I’m a pteropod. What exactly is a pteropod? Well, I’m also called a sea butterfly and I have been described as a “coffee bean with wings.” What I really am is a marine snail … Continue reading
Posted in Other Marine Animals
Tagged acidification, climate change, global warming, ocean, ocean acidification, pteropods
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