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Just drew these

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1 Whale Shark 2 Manatee 3 Humpback Whale submitted by /u/cockatielparrot [link] [comments]

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How do massive sea creatures jump so high out of the water

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Like I get the general idea of how they do it but it seems absolutely incredible that animals as massive as Great white Sharks, Orca's and even some of the bigger whales manage to launch their entire bodies several feet or even much more above the surface. And I'm talking specifically about the bigger animals.

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Happy International Whale Shark Day!

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[link] submitted by /u/Hairy_Celebration_57 [link] [comments]

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Play the silly word game my spouse and I came up with: "The Lazy Naturalist"

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"The Lazy Naturalist" is a game about identifying animals whose common names reference other animals. I call it "The Lazy Naturalist" because it's as if whoever named the animal couldn't be bothered to come up with a descriptive or original name, so instead, they just referenced some other animal.

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The Ole’ Bucket List

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I actually have many targets, in a way, a I want to see lots and lots, but there is one species that the reason that the trip is even happening, the animal that has been pretty much the top of my animal bucket list for well over a decade. My animal bucket list hasn’t changed much either, for similar reasons.

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Isla Isabel – Mexico’s Galapagos

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These mangroves function as a sanctuary for fish and other animals that then make their way as adults across the channel to the coral reefs that surround the island. Swimming with a whale shark on the boat-trip to Isla Isabel. It is a wonderful spot to watch the humpback whales breach in the crystal-clear waters.

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Swimming with dolphins

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Dolphins are basically just smart sharks that breath air. Sure, you might say that sharks eat people and dolphins don’t, but most sharks don’t eat people, and we can’t rule out the possibility that dolphins are simply better at doing it without getting caught. Now don’t get me wrong, I like dolphins.

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