The Elephant seal is back.
While passing the seal colony on our boat trips this week, we spotted the Elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on the…
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What is animal migration?
“What is animal migration?” Animal migration is when individuals (usually on a seasonal basis) travel long-distances. Migration is found in…
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What is baleen?
There are two types of whales in the world’s oceans, Toothed whales (Odontoceti) and Baleen whales (Mysticeti). As the…
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What is mutualism?
Mutualism is when two organisms of different species exist in a relationship where both individuals benefit from each other and…
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What is commensalism?
In earlier posts we discussed different relationships between animals (mutualism and parasitism). The last type of relationship between organisms is…
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What is Bio-mimicry?
Bio-mimicry comes from the Greek words bios (life) and mimesis (imitation). This happens when humans get inspired by animals or…
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What is Bioaccumulation?
Bioaccumulation is when a harmful substance (pesticides or organic chemicals) gets absorbed by an organism at a higher rate than…
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What is Parthenogenesis?
Parthenogenesis comes from two Greek words Parthenos meaning “virgin” and Genesis meaning “birth”. Parthenogenesis species are often mistaken for hermaphroditic…
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What is a parasite?
A parasite is an organism that benefits at the expense of another organism. Most parasites are small and cannot be…
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What is kleptoparasitism?
Kleptoparasitism means parasitism by theft. What is parasitism? Parasitism is when an organism benefits at another organism expense. Kleptoparasitism is…
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